Here's the second installment of our series on generational wisdom, featuring advice for readers in the second half of their lives, synthesized by Axios' Erica Pandey.

• The big picture: We received hundreds of emails from readers of all ages with their best tips for those navigating the decade before them.

From the 60s to the 50s:

• "I wish I had known how fast time would begin to fly. I would find joy in every day rather than waiting for an event to start living. I would cherish my dear friends and tell them how much I love them, as people dear to me have died. Make gratefulness and kindness the default mode." —Dolores K., Chicago
• "Minutes are more valuable than dollars. Spend them with the people you wish to be with, doing what you wish to do. Nobody looks back and says I wish I'd worked more." —Mike H., Chicago

From the 70s to the 60s:

• "You're not too late or too old to do something you've always dreamed of doing. I graduated with a bachelor's degree at 62 and a master's degree at 65, something I had always wanted to do but life always got in the way. Do it now!" —Linda H., Moncks Corner, S.C.
• "I was terrified when I turned 70, and now I realize these are some of the best years of my life. For the first time ever, my time is my own, and I can fill it with all the wonderful things I want to do. Don't fear 70 — embrace it!" —Ester S., Bethesda, Md.

From the 80s to the 70s:

• "It ain't over yet — stay fit. Good health is your best friend!" —Howard H., Seattle
• "Keep making friends with younger people. They keep you going when the friends you've had for years start to go." —Jane B., Washington, D.C.
• "Those important decisions that your middle-aged children are making with their kids, your grandkids? Stay out of it, unless you're asked. Let them experience the same challenges and pleasures that we had doing it those many years ago." —Tom S., St. Paul

From the 90s to the 80s:

• "Happy and unhappy are opposite sides of the same coin. I chose happy in spite of what the years have thrown at me." —Portia A., Monroe Township, N.J.
• "The key, I think, is gratitude. We have had the opportunity to live a long time. I'm grateful when I wake up and feel good. I'm grateful for my friends, and I make an effort to stay in contact with people. I'm most of all grateful that my husband and I are enjoying our advanced age together!  Of course we have health issues. We've earned them, I guess. So gratitude for feeling good is particularly important." —Kay B., Granite Bay, Calif.

Catch up on reader advice for younger folks here.

• Have another nugget of wisdom? Email [email protected] with your name, hometown, age and what you'd say to the decade below you — and we'll keep the generational chain going!

Finish Liner Cathy L. gifts us this breathtaking snap of her cabin in northern Minnesota:

• "The warmth of the cabin and the moonlight on the snow created magic."