When these things don’t matter any longer… My weight, my skin, my hair, my shoe size, my eye color, my height… and what really matters is the experiences… the sunset and sunrise… and music that moves you.
When you give up finding a perfect relationship… and really truly appreciate the relationships you have… your Mr. Amazing… your friendships… your family that you never cared to cultivate relationships with before… suddenly feel like roots… and stabling.
When having roots becomes more important than freedom and whimsy.
When you stop watching the news and watch your kids… Ironic that this happens when they need you less… because they are growing older as well… and you don’t want to miss it.
When being right is not longer your objective… being right all the time, and refusing to see where other people were coming from… It’s a great way to be a pain in the ass… So while I do stand up for myself now when I know I’m right, I try to do it in a way that acknowledges where the other person is coming from… I try to accept the other person’s input and background and I try to understand why they feel the way they do.Unless they’re Tea Partiers… Then there’s no hope at all.
Money… Popularity… are not things you measure your happiness by any longer … money is nice to have, when you’re already happy… If you’re not happy… money might bring little glimmers of what feel like happy. But when you’re miserable… a new pair of shoes isn’t gonna change anything but the space on your closet floor… Trust me… I remember when I tried that trick… This thing called Happiness as you age gets counted in smiles instead of dollars… moments of peace and quiet… a warm cup of tea… the smell of fresh acrylics as they are slathered onto a blank canvas.
And when your knees ache in the cold and crackle like breakfast cereal.
All those things
Yeah, all those things…especially the creaky knees, I think! 🙂 I love this today.
Getting older isnt as bad as I thought when I was younger lol
You know you are old when you have the wisdom to appreciate the small stuff. Nice post. kelley at the road goes ever ever on
Thanks!
It sure is interesting as get older how outlook changes. Things that were important no longer are. I cherish time with my family and the simple things. Money has never been a huge importance to me aside from paying your bills and having a bit extra for something fun. It will be interesting to see how things evolve as I get older.
Agreed…I guess I am just grateful for the opportunity to age, so many don’t get it
Well you make getting older sound not quite so bad after all. There really are wonderful things to celebrate as we continue to get comfortable in our own skin.
LOL! It’s definitely not so bad…. Plus… I look good dammit!