Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many. Unknown
I love growing older. I do! Ask people who know me well. There is no age I dread. Oh I don't necessarily like the part of growing older than includes aches and pains in the body in places you never knew existed. But I love growing older. One reason I talked about yesterday. Other reasons would be the life experience that I have now feeds into my day to day life and I love that; I've also gained perspective on people, situations, circumstances, etc; I'm much more settled in my skin - in who I am and what kind of things I have to offer the people in my world. All good reasons to love growing older.
I'm sorry for those who dread the aging process. I'm sorry that they can't appreciate the bigger picture and the wealth of life that growing older provides (and I'm not talking about material wealth!).
When people moan and groan about getting older I think of people like my lifelong bestie who made it to 34 and then passed very quickly and suddenly. My guess is she would trade with someone who thinks they don't want to grow older. She left behind a husband and three girls I'm positive she would love to be with. She was denied the privilege of living life with the people who loved her and continuing that journey of growing into her own skin.
Don't regret what growing older provides. Many have been denied its pleasures.
I love growing older. I do! Ask people who know me well. There is no age I dread. Oh I don't necessarily like the part of growing older than includes aches and pains in the body in places you never knew existed. But I love growing older. One reason I talked about yesterday. Other reasons would be the life experience that I have now feeds into my day to day life and I love that; I've also gained perspective on people, situations, circumstances, etc; I'm much more settled in my skin - in who I am and what kind of things I have to offer the people in my world. All good reasons to love growing older.
I'm sorry for those who dread the aging process. I'm sorry that they can't appreciate the bigger picture and the wealth of life that growing older provides (and I'm not talking about material wealth!).
When people moan and groan about getting older I think of people like my lifelong bestie who made it to 34 and then passed very quickly and suddenly. My guess is she would trade with someone who thinks they don't want to grow older. She left behind a husband and three girls I'm positive she would love to be with. She was denied the privilege of living life with the people who loved her and continuing that journey of growing into her own skin.
Don't regret what growing older provides. Many have been denied its pleasures.
Sarah, approximately 5 months before she passed.
She didn't know she was sick, that's how quickly life passes us by.
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