(This is a coda to my last two posts stewing about the reality of aging.)
There are mornings when I look in the mirror—and think I must have aged 30 20 10 years overnight.
Fortunately it doesn’t happen often—- maybe once a year a month a week a day.
When it does happen, it dawns on me that the time ahead is less than the time behind.
Which would mean there’s not enough time to do everything I want/plan/expect/dream/hope to do.
This last time, a question immediately came to me.
Fortunately so did the answer.
And I saw the future in 5 words:
Question: What now?
Answer: NOW is what.
Disclaimer: The five words above are mine— but they only work when I’m in a certain mood. For a different and far more honest spin on aging, expressed in more than five–and much stronger— words, read this post by Carrie Fisher.
Love it!
Love it!
Me too. (Assume you mean Carrie Fisher.) Had no idea she had a blog, and wish I had seen her show, Wishful Drinking –hear it’s fabulous.
“the time ahead is less than the time behind” When I read this a part of me went Yikes!! Then I thought of that Mark Twain quote I saw on Twitter not too long ago (I think it was Twain). “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
Thank u for the comment—and the great quote. I should paste it right on my mirror!