Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you

with your most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy,

by practical wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.

Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

Show them age is no barrier.

When Jimmy Carter's mother was 68 years old, she saw an ad on television for the Peace Corps

that said that age is no barrier. So she joined. At almost 70 years old, she went to India and taught

nutrition and family planning. Is it any wonder then that Jimmy Carter's post-presidential years

have been so productive and service-oriented?

Well into old age, he was still building houses for Habitat for Humanity, still writing books,

still teaching Sunday school, still helping people. His mother had shown him. Age is no barrier,

not for doing the right thing, not for finding fulfillment and purpose.

We've talked before about Nell Painter's mother who became an author late in life. We talked

about other parents who got their act together late. We should be inspired by these examples.

It's never too late to lose weight, to find a new career, to learn a new skill, to try something

differently, to change, to improve, to grow, to be of service. The window is never closed on us or on teaching

our kids. This is a job with no end. We are always on the clock, even as the clock is ticking. So keep working on yourself,

on making a difference. Remember that age is no barrier. It doesn't matter what happened in the past either.

Now is now. Now is the time to teach them, most of all, with your actions.

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