I heard it said to find your purpose think of all the things you loved to do as a child.
Television shows were past times for many of my friends growing up but not mine. As a child I would much rather have used my allowance money and go to the newsstand and purchase the latest copy of tiger beat or teen magazine and read it out loud to my friend Maria who lived in the apartment below us. We used to say we were going to be news reporters when we grew up as we shared the latest gossip along with the newest trends.
As an older me I still prefer a good magazine read over television watching. Books and magazines keep me openminded to new experiences!
I cannot believe how fast the years are going by and I have only a few days left of being 58.
As I get older and begin the start of a new age the anticipation gives me the same excitement I felt when touring an old mansion. There are many things I want to do and it feels like I am standing in the foyer of a beautiful old house and seeing the sparkling chandeliers and paintings as well as the doors peeking out from the huge staircase. For so many years for one reason or another I stayed stuck in the foyer. I would habitually do the same thing over and over. I would read the books and look at the pictures but had nothing to report because I felt afraid to try new things.
My fondness of books and reading had me join a community book club here in my neighborhood where I met a lovely neighbor who I now call friend. She is very musical, crafty and colorful; all the things I never thought I was. I am conservative and silly but I am finding as I peek into the doors of her life that I see myself copying her from time to time. She may notice I now have flowered jeans and how when we are shopping I have a bottle of $2.99 sangria in the cart as I enjoyed it so much when having wine and cheese at her house. Small things to some but fun changes for me!
Saying yes to a playdate was much easier as a little girl but my new friend makes it welcoming to try new things as she invites my sister and I to comedy night outings and last Sunday we had so much fun doing water aerobics with her at our community pool. Oh how the young sun bathers looked at us like we were nuts. Those old broads are making so much racket in the pool. But it sure was a fun door to have opened and one I would never had even thought when stuck in the foyer.
As often happens in life Maria and I lost touch through the years so I am not sure if she fulfilled the dream of news reporter but I will always think fondly of her. Peeking through the window of my childhood home and seeing us reading books brings back the happiest times for me. Deep down I am still that same girl who loves to flip through magazines. Recipes, crafts, fashion, movies, books, trips, workout tips! My heart is racing just thinking of all the wonderful things I can learn to do as I climb all the stairs and begin flinging open the doors.
I hope I will be around ten years from now as I end my 60's being the same girl who is excited to climb the stairs up to the attic of the mansion. Oh my, can you imagine all the wonderful treasures that are hidden up there!
What I once called leisurely activities I now call life. I am so ready to explore every single room and try something new and different each and every day.
Yes I enjoy an occasional television show now and then however this older little girl truly enjoys a good book or magazine. I may not have Maria to be my co-reporter but I hold her memory in my heart as I look forward to reporting everything I learn to all of you.
Goodbye 58, hello 59. I look forward to every leisurely step that awaits me on the journey to the start of 60. Oh how I look forward to opening the doors!
Having the courage to step out of the foyer came just in time! In a few days I will blow out my 59 birthday cake candles but I no longer need to make a wish. It has already come true! I will instead say with a heart filled with gratitude thank you God for this incredible journey......These TRULY are the best days of my life!
Television shows were past times for many of my friends growing up but not mine. As a child I would much rather have used my allowance money and go to the newsstand and purchase the latest copy of tiger beat or teen magazine and read it out loud to my friend Maria who lived in the apartment below us. We used to say we were going to be news reporters when we grew up as we shared the latest gossip along with the newest trends.
As an older me I still prefer a good magazine read over television watching. Books and magazines keep me openminded to new experiences!
I cannot believe how fast the years are going by and I have only a few days left of being 58.
As I get older and begin the start of a new age the anticipation gives me the same excitement I felt when touring an old mansion. There are many things I want to do and it feels like I am standing in the foyer of a beautiful old house and seeing the sparkling chandeliers and paintings as well as the doors peeking out from the huge staircase. For so many years for one reason or another I stayed stuck in the foyer. I would habitually do the same thing over and over. I would read the books and look at the pictures but had nothing to report because I felt afraid to try new things.
My fondness of books and reading had me join a community book club here in my neighborhood where I met a lovely neighbor who I now call friend. She is very musical, crafty and colorful; all the things I never thought I was. I am conservative and silly but I am finding as I peek into the doors of her life that I see myself copying her from time to time. She may notice I now have flowered jeans and how when we are shopping I have a bottle of $2.99 sangria in the cart as I enjoyed it so much when having wine and cheese at her house. Small things to some but fun changes for me!
Saying yes to a playdate was much easier as a little girl but my new friend makes it welcoming to try new things as she invites my sister and I to comedy night outings and last Sunday we had so much fun doing water aerobics with her at our community pool. Oh how the young sun bathers looked at us like we were nuts. Those old broads are making so much racket in the pool. But it sure was a fun door to have opened and one I would never had even thought when stuck in the foyer.
As often happens in life Maria and I lost touch through the years so I am not sure if she fulfilled the dream of news reporter but I will always think fondly of her. Peeking through the window of my childhood home and seeing us reading books brings back the happiest times for me. Deep down I am still that same girl who loves to flip through magazines. Recipes, crafts, fashion, movies, books, trips, workout tips! My heart is racing just thinking of all the wonderful things I can learn to do as I climb all the stairs and begin flinging open the doors.
I hope I will be around ten years from now as I end my 60's being the same girl who is excited to climb the stairs up to the attic of the mansion. Oh my, can you imagine all the wonderful treasures that are hidden up there!
What I once called leisurely activities I now call life. I am so ready to explore every single room and try something new and different each and every day.
Yes I enjoy an occasional television show now and then however this older little girl truly enjoys a good book or magazine. I may not have Maria to be my co-reporter but I hold her memory in my heart as I look forward to reporting everything I learn to all of you.
Goodbye 58, hello 59. I look forward to every leisurely step that awaits me on the journey to the start of 60. Oh how I look forward to opening the doors!
Having the courage to step out of the foyer came just in time! In a few days I will blow out my 59 birthday cake candles but I no longer need to make a wish. It has already come true! I will instead say with a heart filled with gratitude thank you God for this incredible journey......These TRULY are the best days of my life!
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