Oh Gosh this is so TRUE....!!!!!!

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  1. Marley Farley

    Marley Farley Affable Admin! Staff Member

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    Old Age, I decided, is a gift.
    I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be.

    Oh,not mybody! I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my mother/father!), but I don't agonize over those things for long..

    I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less grey hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.

    I don't chide myself
    for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avant garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.

    I
    have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

    Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 am and sleep until noon?

    I will dance with
    myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love ... I will.

    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, will get old.

    I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as
    well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.

    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.

    I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning grey, 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.

    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.

    So, to answer your 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).

    MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE
    HEART!
    MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE AND IN
    YOUR HEART FOREVER AND EVER!!:thmb::thmb::thmb:
     
  2. Doghouse Riley

    Doghouse Riley Head Gardener

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    On the computer at 4.00am?

    Well, I was ironing a few shirts at 2.00am this morning!

    When you're attained a certain age your time's your own and you can do as you please and never feel guilty about it.
     
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    :) What wonderful words of wisdom Marley..
    "Old age is a gift"I think I will dwell on that philosophy for a while:D.
     
  4. Marley Farley

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    :D A good idea roders.. Then it doesn't seem like the downhill slope....!!!!!:D
     
  5. Jazmine

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    Hi Marley, some lovely sentiments there. I can't say I don't worry about grey hairs and saggy bits :hehe: but I totally agree with this " I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less grey hair or a flatter belly. "

    I appreciate things more as I have aged and to me the importance of family is so relevant. :luv:
     
  6. Marley Farley

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    Totally agree Jaz...... :gnthb:
     
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