Dreaming, a thing of the Past - Planning - Now For the Future

As I was spinning this morning I was enlightened by Aerosmith’s song   - Dream On.
If you’re a rock ‘n’ roller, you must remember it. It debuted in 1973, and was a major hit!  At that time, our lives were much simpler for us boomers, we were only interested in having fun and Dreaming On!
 Now, 27 years later I still enjoy the song, but at this stage in my life it’s time to “PLAN ON”, no more “dreaming on”, life moves too quickly.  Take a few minutes and read through the lyrics.  How true they are!
 
Every time I look in the mirror, all these lines on my face getting clearer 
The past is gone.  It goes by, like dusk to dawn 
Isn't that the way. Everybody's got their dues in life to pay 

Yeah, I know nobody knows where it comes and where it goes 
I know it's everybody's sin You got to lose to know how to win 

Half my life is in books' written pages, Lived and learned from fools and from sages 
You know it's true All the things come back to you 

Sing with me, sing for the year Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears 
Sing with me, if it's just for today Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away
Dream On,  Dream  On, Dream On . Dream until your dreams come true 
Dream On,  Dream  On, Dream On.  Dream until your dream comes through
Now relating the lyrics to our present day lives, we just need to replace “Dream On” with “Plan On” and instead of sing it must be plan.   Small changes can make a big difference.  If we don’t take a pro-active stance for our retirement years, they won’t be so much fun.  It’s up to us.
I bet Steven Tyler never imagined this song would still be appropriate for us baby boomers 27 years later.  What a difference a few word substitutions can make!  A special thanks to the band Aerosmith for all their music, and I wish Steven Tyler well in getting his later years back on track.