Five and a half hours and counting, to the birthday, another milestone so they tell me. A barrage of the usual questions have begun to appear, some pretty standard, others, let's just say,"not so much!" I prefer Mark Twain's comment regarding the aging process, "wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been!" All that aside, I don't really think of age as a number, instead, it's how you feel. For the most part pretty good! The usual aches and pains, no more than the previous fifteen years of my life. Warmer weather has been a tremendous help on the old bones. Things have a tendency to work much better when they are warm versus all scrunched up under an afghan trying to keep warm.
Social media a great way to say Happy Birthday and post all the cutesy little messages. Those that have passed this way before me are the first to send their condolences, "oh no the BIG 60!" "Wow, when you gonna collect Social Security?" Bodily functions seem to warrant conversation space as well! Please spare me, everyone is well aware of the fact that when you drink and eat, you pee and poop, so goes the natural cycle of the body. So what does bother me? Gravity! Oh bugger, I should live on the moon. Weighing next to nothing, no pressure on the bones and perky body parts, NICE!
Looking forward, I have no plans to retire. If I were to, I would merely be recycling myself. My mind, always in a continuous state of perpetual motion, constantly reminding and nagging the body, "you G-damn wimp, keep up!" My brain was probably a reject from a Marine drill instructor, my body doesn't listen to ME either!
Occasionally, I look back, time has passed at warp speed, my children in the infancy stages of middle age, yet they will always be the kids. Pride and admiration for my kids rush forth, swelling within my heart. Some near others far, they will always be my kids. I will worry, I will call, offer advice when asked, allow the memories tucked neatly away to bring smiles that warm me to the very core and I will look forward to new exciting ways of living the life that continues to beckon and impress me. Never having been one to wallow, it is a senseless waste of time. Life is all about can do and will do. So instead of "when ya gonna retire?" I prefer, "What ya gonna be when you grow up?" I don't really know but I'll let you know when I get there!
Social media a great way to say Happy Birthday and post all the cutesy little messages. Those that have passed this way before me are the first to send their condolences, "oh no the BIG 60!" "Wow, when you gonna collect Social Security?" Bodily functions seem to warrant conversation space as well! Please spare me, everyone is well aware of the fact that when you drink and eat, you pee and poop, so goes the natural cycle of the body. So what does bother me? Gravity! Oh bugger, I should live on the moon. Weighing next to nothing, no pressure on the bones and perky body parts, NICE!
Looking forward, I have no plans to retire. If I were to, I would merely be recycling myself. My mind, always in a continuous state of perpetual motion, constantly reminding and nagging the body, "you G-damn wimp, keep up!" My brain was probably a reject from a Marine drill instructor, my body doesn't listen to ME either!
Occasionally, I look back, time has passed at warp speed, my children in the infancy stages of middle age, yet they will always be the kids. Pride and admiration for my kids rush forth, swelling within my heart. Some near others far, they will always be my kids. I will worry, I will call, offer advice when asked, allow the memories tucked neatly away to bring smiles that warm me to the very core and I will look forward to new exciting ways of living the life that continues to beckon and impress me. Never having been one to wallow, it is a senseless waste of time. Life is all about can do and will do. So instead of "when ya gonna retire?" I prefer, "What ya gonna be when you grow up?" I don't really know but I'll let you know when I get there!
It was a very lucky day when you were born, The world and the people you know have benefited from you wit, intelligence, caring, and many other great qualities you possess Damn that gravity!!!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FRIEND AND MENTOR!!
Thanks, you are pretty special yourself ! Is gravity less during the full moon?
ReplyDeleteBoth of you are very special women in my life! Very true about how the wrinkles indicate where smiles have been~
ReplyDeletePlease do share when you figure out what you want to be when you grow up, Mommy! I'll do the same~ :)
You young lady will always be SPECIAL!
ReplyDeleteTo infinity and beyond!!! As we always agree, age really is only a number. You have always taught each of us to be ourselves and NEVER let anyone tell us anything different. Age is simply an act of others placing a number on you, when everyone needs to realize they are 1...nothing more, nothing less. It only takes one to make a difference and we each have a choice in how we decide to be the one that we each ARE! :)
ReplyDeleteLove you ALWAYS!!!
Perfectly said!
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