Unless you have had the unique experience of living in the same town all your life, there is a certain longing that comes with getting older; remembering your friends of long ago. So many of us google long lost high school sweethearts, or school buddies to see where they are and what they are doing. You can do this surreptitiously in the comfort of your home. We all remember our long ago friends looking how they were when we left off. Unfortunately time has changed the configuration and the bloom of youth, and you are reminded looking in the mirror that you too have changed. Age has a unique physical signature.
The good news is that
we are still the same inside. Hopefully
we have gained wisdom, are less winsome, and more temperate in our opinions. Fortunately
the seed of our essence is still intact. We can catch some of that magic of the
young by engaging in frivolous activities. Would you dare skip when you return
the grocery cart, would you forget the umbrella and lift your eyes to the sky
and taste the rain, would you splash through the puddles instead of going
around them? Why not? We are not on our way to the big, bad,
corporate world of competition and boss pleasing behavior. We do not have to be
sycophants to the powers that control our paychecks and advancement. Now your smile is always genuine and your
friendliness extends to the grocer, the waitress, the people behind you in
line. Unencumbered you can be your authentic self with no props needed. Age has brought a liberation that puts a lilt
in your step. Best of all now you have the time to smell the roses.
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