This was sent to me in an email from my daddy & I loved it so much because it speaks the truth...... Thought I would share it with you................
As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself,
and less critica 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).See More
As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself,
and less critica 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).See More
