and it is the going on ahead which I am thinking about. Here are some of my thoughts:
We are older and not so agile. There is a lifetime of mental, emotional, and physical wounds to deal with, illnesses to bear, financial constraints to work through and around….But, this is OUR time. Our chores and responsibilities are over, and now, older and wiser, battered and tired, we are on the last lap….Now is our very own time to do and be just what we want to do and be. OUR TIME…and we need to enjoy this time, celebrate our small achievements, and let go of all regrets, enjoy the things we liked but didn’t have time for, be responsible for ourselves, now that responsibilities for the family are over. It is a time for enjoying our grown children and the grandchildren as they come along, and be of help as and when needed. We need to look at life, not thinking about things to be done, but as gifts to enjoy. When we needed it, we had the energy to do what needed to be done at that time. Now we only need to do what we need to do for now. But, and this is the catch, now, we need to wake up and use all our mental, physical, and hidden inner energies to celebrate and enjoy life as it happens to us now…in these moments of every day…