I Like Being Older

Recovery has gotten to a point where coming back to regular creative practices. This blog was one and for awhile I thought writing about my surgery recovery did not fit with an "artDreams" theme. However, realized everything in my life is meant to be lived creative and this is MY writing spot so can do what I want. I forget that frequently but this morning I saw this in my local Pennysaver. Thought it was apropos for me and my feelings today.

"I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

"As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.

"So, to answer your question, I like being older. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying what will be. And, I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it)." -unknown