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NURTURE:  Let It Go! – Getting Comfortable With Who We Are NOW …  

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“Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.”

 

My mom loved to quote Maurice Chevalier…And she’s right…given the alternative, getting older is not bad at all.  

 

I’m trying not to freak out too much when things go awry.  I’m reminding myself constantly to enjoy the Present.  I’m understanding the wisdom of not sweating the Small Stuff...

 

“So, does this mean you’re going to stop telling me how to drive?”

 

See?  I’m not going to even respond because I’m past that...Ommmmm....

 

With that said, I got a wake up call in the midst of all this peace.   It all started with me going down stairs.   Craaaaaaaaack went the knee!  

 

Seriously?

 

I’ve been active all my life!  Rock Climbing, Running, Tennis and Zumba have all been my passions without ONE injury.  I even took up Ballet this last year because I wanted to "challenge" my body.

 

I spent most of June, with my knee propped up, feeling terrible and coming to the realization that I might not be "Petra Pan" after all.

 

“Mom, you’re in your 50’s…things like this happen when you’re MIDDLE AGED.”

 

Definitely need to think of new legal ways to torture my child.

 

But, I digress…

 

I’ve been blessed and lucky enough to follow in my mother’s footsteps.  She learned how to ski when she was 60 and only reluctantly quit when she was in her mid 80’s.   I’d like to think that I share her zest for life.   


 
"Who's aging?  If I live like I'm 30, I WILL be just 30!"    

 

In hindsight, this seems a little silly and a bit delusional.  Of course, I’m aging.  I’m dealing with osteoarthritis, a high A1C and I’m definitely not running my 10 minute mile anymore. 


And that is the reality. 

I have to pay attention to taking care of myself differently. 

Adaption is the key. 

I have to eat less of my favorite foods, walk instead of run and put myself to bed instead of pushing myself harder.  And most of all, I had to stop looking at the “new” me negatively.

 

Trust me, this is a work-in-progress.

 

But, I think I’m on the right path.   I was describing to my daughter how I was finally able to do a pirouette without knocking anyone down.  I happily described myself as the Hippo with the Tutu in Fantasia.  And, I focused on the action, not what it looked like.

 

“Wow…Hippos can dance…who knew…”

 

“Who knew indeed?   BTW…posted your baby picture on Facebook…it was completely “adorbs!”  I know I'm gonna get A LOT of likes”

 

The best revenge is hearing a teenage anguished scream and knowing that every parent is LOL'ing with me right now. 

 

I’ll work on “letting go” my grievances next month...

 

 

 
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