Aging

Why do we worry about aging? What is it that makes us less than happy with ourselves as we get older? We see the wrinkles, the sagging skin, the gray hairs, and suddenly we feel old. Well, what’s wrong with that?

To me getting older is a sign of becoming wiser. We’ve learned a lot of life lessons that we apply to our lives daily. We even use those lessons to help our children – when they allow us to do so.

It also means we’ve been gifted with another day to pursue a dream or just be with people we love. For every day we’re alive and getting older, someone else has been denied that privilege.

I look at all the times in my life when I could have died for one reason or another and I thank God that I’m here today. I have gray hair, my skin is starting to get saggy in places, and I have wrinkles, but I’m alive. I’m alive to see my son become a man. I’m alive to pursue dreams and find new ones. I’m alive to just enjoy life. I consider myself blessed to have reached middle age and see the possibilities still open to me.

Getting older doesn’t mean life is over or bad, just different. It’s part of life, that’s all. I hope you learn to enjoy it.