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“The Queen Herself”: How One Handwritten Note Reframed My Thoughts About Aging
Reframe your own thoughts on aging. What are you telling yourself about where you are on that Ladder of Years?
Beauty and value do not disappear as we age - they are redefined.
Be where you are. You are beautiful, you are wise, you are the Queen! (or King).
Aging Proudly: Please Stop Telling Me I Have to Look Younger
That’s how old I’ll be (or, my body will be) in October of this year.
What?!?!?
So, yeah – I still have months left in my 60’s – but the big 7-0 is right around the corner.
And to that I say:
Yay! Wahoo!
Or I’m getting there.
Parenting: The Love Whose Goal is Separation
I waited at the school bus stop for E, my oldest (Kindergarten) grandchild, and looked forward to the huge smile and hug she always gives when she sees it’s me meeting the bus today.
This time, though, I got a consolation hug and a small smile. No running into my arms. No “Hi, Grandma!!!!!” . Instead, E handed me her backpack and walked four steps ahead of me to be with the two older girls who live across the street.
It Is What It Is: How Accepting Reality Leads to Happier
Core Phrase #2: It Is What It Is.
If this sounds familiar, it’s because (a) I did not make up the phrase – it’s widely used, and (b) the Reality concept here is also about something we also hear a lot about: Acceptance.
Whenever I find myself spinning my wheels about "why me?" and "this shouldn't be this way"...I realize I'm doing just that...spinning my wheels, and with absolutely no traction. In mud. Or snow.