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Us Old Farts



I am sure this has been posted before, Hell I may have posted it my self. But it true and it is how I feel.

Old Age, I decided, is a gift

I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have
always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my
body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I
am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks
like my father), but I don't agonize over those things for long.

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 like honesty, prayer, acceptance, and attitude.

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.)

posted on Apr 18, 2008 7:14 AM ()

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Well, I don't about YOU guys but personally? I AM going to live forever and love every minute of it
comment by blogsterella on Apr 24, 2008 11:56 AM ()
well said, grump.....there's even a certain positive about being poverty stricken...don't have to worry about all that dirty, filthy money.good post, my friend

reguards
yer inspired pal
bugg
comment by honeybugg on Apr 18, 2008 1:54 PM ()
Right on!!!
comment by looserobes on Apr 18, 2008 1:44 PM ()
This is absolutely beautiful. In 10 years, I will absolutely do all of these.
comment by teacherwoman on Apr 18, 2008 8:49 AM ()
I am getting to that point and its a wonderful feeling
comment by elkhound on Apr 18, 2008 7:57 AM ()
I love it. I myself just can't wait to be old enough to retire!
comment by kristilyn3 on Apr 18, 2008 7:40 AM ()
comment by cindy on Apr 18, 2008 7:24 AM ()
That is beautiful Grumpy...I love it. Thank you so much for posting it.
comment by elfie33 on Apr 18, 2008 7:20 AM ()

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