Well, it finally happened. I am 60 years old today. Getting older has never bothered me before. It was going to happen whether I liked it or not. Not much I could do about it. It was actually kind of exciting to turn 50. A milestone.
This one has hit me hard. Maybe it’s because I feel older now. This past year has kind of taken me to my outer limits and back. I don’t even want to say, “and back.” My stretching capabilities are not working so well anymore.
My father passed away on June 8th of this year. Yes, he would have been 82 on November 8th. He wasn’t a young’un’. He’d always been a mighty force in my life. A challenge for me, something to live up to, someone to live up to. A person that never stopped. He’d only retired from his second, third, maybe fourth job…I don’t remember…a year or so before he died. He went very quickly, which I’m extremely thankful for…but it was a slam against a brick wall. Numbing me…and I’m just now shaking my head and wondering what happened. This past summer has been what Lifetime movies are scripted from. And maybe I’ll write more later on that. Suffice it to say, you never know the complete person.
With my parents now gone…maybe the reality of life ending is more real. I certainly feel the burden of responsibility more than I did last year at this time. But I also feel…freedom. Freedom that I never had until now.
Posting has been non-existent for me. And now two of our children are helping with some house renovations. So, posting will probably take a back seat. Happy birthday to me! Here’s to a better year ahead…a year of rest, great writing accomplishments, and a year of freedom to be…me!
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