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Bill Grandi's avatar

Well...Linda. There are "porches" that I think, "I'm not a woman and that is not me." Then I read one like this and say, "Has she been in my head?" :) This June, #52 will come, Lord willing. NO, that is not my age but my time with my lifelong partner. This past October (or should I say this coming October) I turned 72 (or that could be I turn 73). Joints hurt more now. The eagerness of youth is now paying the price in old age in bones and joints that creak and moan (or is that me moaning?). My days in the sun are long gone because of spots of pre-cancer being frozen. (If it is frozen why does it burn?) :) But you know what? I wouldn't trade one moment of my life and the good memories I have. I would hand off the bad ones though. I have a saying my youngest daughter made into a plaque: "Life is an adventure...Enjoy the ride." May you enjoy both #49 (and more) and #70 (and more). One more thing: getting old is not for the faint of heart.

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Debby Hudson's avatar

Oh, Linda, I hear your heart singing the same words that echo in my heart. Joy and trepidation, gratitude and ‘what the heck’, and so many more contradictory feelings. Sometimes I have to remind myself that feelings lie. The truth, the real, real, truth we know is our claim and victory. The truth that has brought us this far and will carry us home. Thank you for your honest, transparent words straight from your heart.

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