This helps me realize afresh how lucky I am to be comfortable with aging, finding the grace that accompanies loss of agility or perhaps stamina, and having a lifelong sense of purpose. Susan's comment about being invisible reminds me too how lucky I was to work and live such a long time in Africa, where elders are celebrated and sought after for pearls of wisdom or guidance - rather than demeaned by condescending or dismissive thirtysomething caregivers (as I observed in Florida when my parents joined a community of fascinating, eccentric, accomplished old folks). Thank you Vicki for this Coming of Aging project. It is one of your greatest beds of quirky wisdom yet!
Wonderful , thank you for sharing this…My favourite lines …as an old woman just to be seen is enough of a challenge 💗
I want to age like sea glass so that when people see the old woman I’ll become, they’ll embrace all that I am. They’ll marvel at my exquisite nature, hold me gently in their hands and be awed by my well-earned patina. Neither flashy nor dull, just the right luster
i love that too! Part of this journey is evolving self image from the dark projections to imagination about how we will still be part of what makes this world beautiful
That's beautiful, Vicki! This is the part that really hit home for me - Not stuck — just waiting, pondering, feeling what it feels like to pause. So often, we think of ourselves as "being stuck." Stuck in a situation. Stuck in a place we don't want to be. Stuck without any direction. But maybe it's just a switch of our mindset. To let go of the need to always be doing something and be somewhere and let ourselves ponder, wait, and pause. Maybe that is the sweet beauty of aging?
This helps me realize afresh how lucky I am to be comfortable with aging, finding the grace that accompanies loss of agility or perhaps stamina, and having a lifelong sense of purpose. Susan's comment about being invisible reminds me too how lucky I was to work and live such a long time in Africa, where elders are celebrated and sought after for pearls of wisdom or guidance - rather than demeaned by condescending or dismissive thirtysomething caregivers (as I observed in Florida when my parents joined a community of fascinating, eccentric, accomplished old folks). Thank you Vicki for this Coming of Aging project. It is one of your greatest beds of quirky wisdom yet!
Wonderful , thank you for sharing this…My favourite lines …as an old woman just to be seen is enough of a challenge 💗
I want to age like sea glass so that when people see the old woman I’ll become, they’ll embrace all that I am. They’ll marvel at my exquisite nature, hold me gently in their hands and be awed by my well-earned patina. Neither flashy nor dull, just the right luster
i love that too! Part of this journey is evolving self image from the dark projections to imagination about how we will still be part of what makes this world beautiful
Agree, thats why it’s worth the effort to take care of oneself and show up beautifully in the world.
That's beautiful, Vicki! This is the part that really hit home for me - Not stuck — just waiting, pondering, feeling what it feels like to pause. So often, we think of ourselves as "being stuck." Stuck in a situation. Stuck in a place we don't want to be. Stuck without any direction. But maybe it's just a switch of our mindset. To let go of the need to always be doing something and be somewhere and let ourselves ponder, wait, and pause. Maybe that is the sweet beauty of aging?
one of the many sweet discoveries of aging out of the busy middle.