Seeing the Future

How do I see the future? I am caught between thinking that my best years are behind me, and thinking that the best is yet to come. The future may hold new, unknown adventures. Proverbs 31 describes a noble and wise woman. How does she view the future? She smiles at it; laughs at it, even. She is wise and prepared, so she opens her arms to the future and says, "Bring it on!" This noble, wise, God-fearing woman is one I want to emulate, so I embrace the unknown future with hope, and say like Emperor Cuzco in The Emperor's New Groove, when he sees an unknown and possibly dangerous future ahead, "Bring it on." Like Pat Benatar, I can look confidently at the future and say, "Hit me with your best shot." What is there to fear?