What An Attitude!

I recieved this from a dear friend today and wow. This is exactly how I feel about life now that I am over 50.

I would never trade my friends, my life or my family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become kinder 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 avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be a teensy bit 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 by 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 is lost? 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 gray, 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.

 I like being older. 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!

 

 

 

Love and Hugs,

Susie Q

Good Morning....

It was the ideal August morning...the sun was bright and welcoming and oh what lovely temperatures. Cool and crisp. It seemed especially precious after 10 days of oppressive heat. It seemed to be a gift from the Heaven. Kipper and I (Well, mostly me as Kip has yet to pass that pesky parallel parking bit) drove Gracie to her reading class. We laughed and chatted about High School Musical and her growing excitement over the debut of HSM 2 which airs this Friday! Kipper seemed non plussed. He has never really watched the movie so had nothing to add to the conversation. He tends to favor Westerns. We opened the sun roof and cracked the windows just a bit. The cool air was refreshing, and mingling with the sun's warm rays, it filled me with a renewed sense of how lucky I am to be alive. After dropping Grace off at the school's entrance, I had to smile as I watched her skip into the building. She stopped and turned, "Byeee Mommmeeee and Kippeeeee! See ya later gator!" she yelled with a perky zeal that only a nine year old can usually muster this early! Oh to have that much energy at 7:45am! I drove out of the lot and glanced over at a near by house. I have always loved this home. Brick, probably built in the 60s, very country, very early American in style. It is neat and orderly and just so pleasing to the eye. In the large Oak hangs a tire swing. I was taken by the scene....so classically Summer. So quintessentially American. How could I possibly be sour on a morning such as this?

Bright Days

A Laughing Baby...(this is the little one I watch during the week) Blooming Flowers... Delicious Cherries For Lunch... And my daughter's artwork all brighten my day!

Easter Weekend...

We do hope that your weekend was a lovely one. I will be back posting soon...but I did want to pop in tonight and wish you all a safe and happy week ahead. Blessings!

Hugs,

Susie Q