THANKS !!! OLD FRIEND.
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I can hit the golf ball any way I can and laugh if it goes in the lake.
Them's the breaks. I'm just happy I can still hit that golf ball.
I am forwarding this to those on my Seniors e-mail list because it is
so well written. Please send back. ( I did ) It's neat. Don't delete
this one, you'll laugh when you see the return message.
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 50, 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!
___________________________________
I can hit the golf ball any way I can and laugh if it goes in the lake.
Them's the breaks. I'm just happy I can still hit that golf ball.
I am forwarding this to those on my Seniors e-mail list because it is
so well written. Please send back. ( I did ) It's neat. Don't delete
this one, you'll laugh when you see the return message.
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 50, 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!
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