When I think of aging I think of watching my 96 year old Grandmother die. When I think of aging I think of watching a friend who had battled, fought and gave it her all lose to the cancer that permeated every ounce of her body. But aging is far from the end. Those last moments where you relive your life. No aging, handily marked by the annual birthday, celebrated, recognized it still comes around to greet you every year. Aging, is the process we all go through, rarely talked about unless, it is a complaint. "Oh my achin' back" "why don't you grow up-act your age".
I can't stop aging. I unceremoniously reached 40. No hoopla, no excitement. Just me, and a rock to climb and conquer. Maybe for the soul purpose to prove to someone else, or myself I was not aging.
I tell my kids, enjoy being 10. Enjoy. The remark in return is that when I am old I can have more fun, I won't have so many rules. There are always rules. Are there rules to aging? We all know those who are doing it gracefully, whether 4, 44, 84 or 104. We turn away from those not aging so gracefully. We tend to put them away. Lock them in places, so the rest of us must not see what happens to a body aging. I think most are scared.
A Time for Everything
1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—
2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance.
5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate; A time for war and a time for peace.
Although free will affects are aging process. What we choose when we want to do it. How many can ski and horseback ride at 80. How many who are aged are caring for our children?
We are scared of aging when we as women spend so much time and MONEY to counteract what the media says we should look like. From tummy tucks to $200 a bottle sure prrof wrinkle abatement creams we buy them and hope. Hope that aging does not come to our house.
But it will and it does so my suggestion is to open the door and proudly invite it into your kitchen for a cup of tea.
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