If you are about my age or older, or even younger, this is a very important read......... when I first read it, it was like I was reading my own words but I knew I did not write it.
You may experience the same thoughts as you read it. Whatever..... it is a very worthwhile email to read and think about....One of these days this will be applicable to us all!!
And it’s winter before we know it....
REFLECTIONS
You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing of years.
It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. And yet, in a way,
it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all.....
And I have glimpses of how it was back then, and of all my hopes and dreams.....But, here it is.....the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise.... How did I get here so fast? I lived my life one day at a time same as you and yet?.
Where did the years go and where did my babies go?
And, where did my youth go?
I remember well......
Seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter
was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.
But, here it is.....
Wife retired and she’s really getting gray.....I like to call her my platinum blonde.
She moves slower and I see an older woman now.
She’s in better shape than me.....but, I see the great change.
Not the one I married who was young and vibrant...
But, like me, her age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we’d be. We have become our parents and the shit we laughed about, about the shit they did, and we said not me, guess what ,…..we now do it.
My hearing at one time was selective and I tuned out the kids and now I wish for the times back even for a moment to hear my name called by those young voices. Hey pops, can, I borrow the car?
But, we are lucky, well some days I don’t think so…….my wife and I are raising our 3 Grandkids??, (Family separation.. if we didn’t take the kids, we would never see or hear of them ..again, we didn’t know and I didn’t want to find out )
Yes, some days there are 4 kids, I fall in this category when the oldest child and his poppa, which would be me, have a pissing contest and see if we can out articulate each other with sarcasms. The first swear word finish’s the contest and we stop. NO WINNERS !
Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day!, thank goodness Saturday night is still bath night here.
And taking a nap is not a treat anymore.....it’s mandatory! Cause if I don’t on my own free will.....I just fall asleep where I sit! They claim this makes you all younger and I will experiment and let you know if it works. All I know is I sure saw a lot of wood….lots!
And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things. My hands, especially the fingers ache the most on some days.
I know that though the winter has come, and I’m not sure how long it will last,
and when it’s over.....it’s over! I have been diagnosed with cancer, so a another chapter to add to my life book.
Yes, I have regrets.
There are things I wish I hadn’t done.....things I should have done. But, indeed, there are many things I’m happy to have done. It’s all in a lifetime.....So, if you’re not in your winter yet......
Let me remind you.....It will be here faster than you think!
So........
Whatever you would like to accomplish in your life.....Please do it quickly!
Life goes by quickly. So.....Do what you can today, because you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not!
You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life.....So, live for good today and Say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember.......
“Life is a gift to you.
The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after.
Make it a fantastic one!”
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LIVE IT WELL and PROSPER and may the Force be with you!
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