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In my 60’s
I realized yesterday that
My life is more than
Half over.
I’m no longer slowly
Ascending the hill but now have
Crested the summit and am
Finding my way down. Or is it
The other way round?
There are days
That feel like an arduous ascent
Full of boulders and
Maps that don’t
Don’t speak to my topography
The “Use by” date long gone
As is mine.
Some days.
Kym - I hear ya .... And, I think these realizations are only half the picture! I recently read on Substack a post by @healthyseniors that offered a different view:
"Older adults, on average, reported greater emotional well-being than younger adults. They experienced more positive emotions and fewer negative ones. They described their relationships as more meaningful and less draining. They said they worried less about what other people thought of them. They felt, by most measures, more themselves."
I know the feeling. But you ain't got no 'use by' date, my friend! Certainly not in my eyes.