tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100122464902026591.post8436155233497849824..comments2023-06-14T08:51:56.361-07:00Comments on Holding on and letting go...: Pity PartyPam Andrews Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04711815641131710530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100122464902026591.post-70744013001437185642009-11-23T16:27:48.499-08:002009-11-23T16:27:48.499-08:00I know it's off topic but I thought you used s...I know it's off topic but I thought you used some swell vocab words:)writingdianethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955424888288307481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100122464902026591.post-50104069227343581002009-11-18T05:09:29.360-08:002009-11-18T05:09:29.360-08:00Best post yet, I loved it.
Life does sneak up on...Best post yet, I loved it. <br /><br />Life does sneak up on you. It also races past, especially, it seems to me, when you get a little - ahem - older. The years since 25x2 have zoomed by for me and now I am closer to 60 than I am to 50. <br /><br />I think maybe the pain that people feel from growing older comes from feeling like your outsides don't match your insides. Like, in your heart, you ARE still that young mom, so why is life telling you that no, you're not? It just seems wrong. <br /><br />Myself, I think I felt old at a pretty young age, had to grow up pretty fast, let's say, and also felt BETTER and happier the older I got . . . . so actually getting older for me has been something of a relief . . . like finally, my outsides ARE matching my insides a little better. <br /><br />Maybe it all just depends on when you felt like you were in your prime, at your best . . . and longing for that time . . . for me, I think I'm still getting there . . . <br /><br />Now, how's THAT for some prime introspection? I definitely have it all over you in that department. I encourage introspection. It's good to figure out why we have these crazy feelings, and hopefully eventually get past them . . . anyway, it's something to do once those near-adult children are out there living their lives . . . <br /><br /> How I personally feel about all birthdays as I get older: just grateful for every one I get.Susan Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02754806394246422872noreply@blogger.com