I
would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for
less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself,
and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for
eating that extra cookie, or for not making
My bed, or for buying that silly
cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am
entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.
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 and 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).
MAY
OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE
HEART!
MAY
YOU ALWAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE AND IN YOUR HEART FOREVER AND
EVER! FRIENDS FOREVER!
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