And then I turned 60

Time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, newly married and embarking on my new life. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago.  I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then with of all my hopes and dreams.

But, here it is… I am 60 and it catches me by surprise… How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go? I remember being 10 years old and trying to figure out how old I would be in the year 2000….would I even be alive?  Seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that 60 was so far off and yet here I am one of them. The 20 somethings looking at me wondering…will I be that old too?

I pee when I sneeze. The morning after the night before is now the entire day after the night before! My biggest injuries happen in my sleep. I finally ran a marathon but it was at night with restless legs syndrome…which is an actual WTF thing!

And so… Now I enter into this new era of my life with these aches and pains and  maybe a few regrets. There are things I wish I hadn’t done… Things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I’m happy to have done. It’s all in a lifetime.

As I enter my 60’s in my leak proof panties and my Ponds skin cream (because I am too cheap to buy the expensive stuff) I have this new relationship with learning. Not learning about things in the outside world. It is now all about me. I love what I learn about myself through journaling and quiet reflection. Through conversations I have learned that I am a ‘confident introvert’. Who knew that was a thing?

Old, (if that is what I am) is good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS

Your life is a gift  It is not something to take for granted. Be courageous and brave, keep listening,  learning, caring and giving.  Have no regrets. 💕