Day #6 ~ Tell us a time when you surprised
yourself.
This is Day 6 of Your Turn Challenge, an initiative
to practice the art of shipping by writing one blog post every day for a week.
Aging:
Eventually you will reach a point when you accept your age and start bragging
about it.
It happened one day when it became clear that
everything I did up until this point got me here, where I am today. Acceptance
of who I am.
I came to the conclusion that the choices I made,
all the experiences I had, all brought me here today. It led me to who I am.
It is feeling comfortable in my own skin.
There isn’t anything I would change.
Am I surprised? Yes.
Years ago, I didn’t have this perception. I
wanted every decision to be right. I jumped on board with society’s idea of
success; owning the right car, looking young and having a lot of money in the bank.
I was left with feeling inadequate, not feeling
like I fit in and not excited about life.
Today I am satisfied with looking my age and
owning a 1999 Honda, and having just enough in the bank.
As much as it would please me to be rich, what I
discovered is the richness of the lesson came when the money showed up when I
really needed it. Divine timing. I
wouldn’t have seen the miracle of a plan coming together if I quickly fix it
with my disposable income.
There are many perks to being myself.
I am doing what pleases me without worrying
about what other people think about me. I am grateful when my husband can
replace something that is broken in my ole’ automobile. For now, I chose not to
have a car payment.
I am accepting my gray hair and choosing not to
dye it anymore. It’ll be fun to see what color it will turn out to be.
I am surprised that I have reached this age
having this acceptance.
It wasn’t always easy to make these choices. It
could have been nice to look younger but I really like myself when I look in
the mirror. I take pleasure riding down the highway with my aging jalopy.
I have everything I need and nothing I want.
Life is pretty darn good.
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