Huh? Did you say I’m 79? I’m not sure how you are supposed to feel when you hit 79. Old, on the shelf, out for lunch, losing one’s marbles, out of touch with reality, wrapped up in your aches and pains. If that’s the case then someone’s mixed up and I’m not really 79.
Sure I experience an occasional senior moment and my body sags around the middle. My teeth come out at night and my hearing is somewhat of a nuisance. And there are a few things I’ve been through in my seventy-nine years I’d just as soon not repeat. But as I start to list them I’m reminded it is those hurts that have molded me into the woman I am today. So I’ll keep them to myself.
I’m particularly grateful for the people and creatures that have/are enriching my journey. They include family, teachers, writers, college friends, my First Baptist and Alexian families.
MY GOALS FOR 2010
To take my writing gifts seriously but not myself
To always nourish the child within me
To value my young friends and to learn from them
To take care of my body without becoming a fitness slave
To laugh with others and especially at myself
To read and yet have the freedom to turn a book down if I don’t care for it, regardless of its Best Seller’s List status
To really listen to those who disagree with me
To be lavish in spreading love
To remember the past through reality lenses
To cherish the joy of being alive
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