Sunday, January 18, 2015

Do You Like Being Old?

"Good friends are like quilts-they age 
with you, yet never lose their warmth." 
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I am blogging this for all my Senior 
Friends because it is so well written. 

You'll laugh when you read this message. 
I have seen too many dear friends leave 
this world, too soon; before they understood 
the great freedom that comes with aging. 
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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 
50s, 60s & 70s, and if I, at the same time, 
wish to weep over a lost love, I will 
If I choose to wear my underwear for 
a month or change every day, I will, 
even if there are brown spots in them. 
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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, may get old some time. 
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I know I am sometimes forgetful. 
But there again, some of life is just 
 as well forgotten. And, eventually, 
I remember the important things.  
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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. 
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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. 
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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. 



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 So, to answer the 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). 
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MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP 
NEVER COME APART, 
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S 
STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!  
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