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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Getting Old? Or Getting Better?

 A good friend of mine shared this with me and I loved it and want to share it with you today.
As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of  myself. I've become my own friend..

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer  until 4 AM or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60 &70's, and if I, at the same time, wish  to weep over a lost love .. I will.
 I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with  abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.

They, too, will get old.
 
I know I am sometimes forgetful.  But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I  eventually remember the important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not  break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken  hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will  never know the joy of being imperfect.
 
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have  my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever  etched into deep grooves on my face.
  So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about  what other people think. I don't question myself anymore..
I've even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I  like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever,
but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could  have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert  every single day(if I feel like it).
 

5 comments:

Cildemer said...

He he he! Loved your post so much! And I totally agree with you! Getting old is getting free from so many things;o)

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George said...

This is wonderful, Sylvia. I really like the thoughts, but I do have one question: Do banks in your part of the country still give out free calenders?

Pat said...

So true, Sylvia! It is freeing not to worry about what other people think. I have so much more self-confidence than I did when I was 20.

Have a wonderful week.

SandyCarlson said...

Food for thought and reason to smile and feel good and be grateful.

Jack said...

Not me, Sylvia, I am going to fight getting old every step of the way!

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