I Like Growing Old

[exterra]

Today was one of those mornings where it seemed impossible to get out of bed -- my body was heavy as a rock and though I thought I was awake, when I tried to move, realized I was still asleep, my limbs still and uncooperative. Anyway, somewhere around 11 I finally managed to fight that heavy veil of sleep and join the sunlit day. To ease my waking

Comments

[gentlybreathing]

Great, thought-provoking post. Thank you :)

[ktsparrow]

Thanks (in a true way) for sharing that.

[softanimal]

thank you for this.

after the third reading

[ricepaper]

there is so much in this that is so perfectly and gracefully stated. and i see not only your abundant talent, but also your generosity. there is such an expansiveness about what you share.

these are my favorite parts:

But for the rest of us, the challenge is to lovingly value ourselves through the different seasons and abilities of life. To discover that amazing adaptability most humans possess to exist and thrive in so many different situations. This is part of the human condition.

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And I celebrate women like sisters in spirit like Eileen Allen who tell their tales, who massage the scope and breadth of our imaginations by telling their stories of transformation.

stories of transformation -- exactly. transformations, changes, seasons, adaptations, and the human capacity to thrive. all of this is so beautiful; i wish you could share it with a wider audience. :)

Re: after the third reading

[exterra]

oh, thank you :) <3

if it didn't require the work of searching & submitting, i'd be happy to share it with a wider audience :)