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Reflections on Aging

Reflections on getting older......

I turned 69 this year, and in addition to the aches and pains and
other "cons" of aging, there are some wonderful "pros".

For example, I have found that the sky won't fall in, and the world
will not end if you take the following advice:

You do not have to answer the phone if you are busy or if you don't
want to talk to the person, or if you don't have a clue who they are.
You do not have to answer a knock on the door if you are not expecting
anyone, if the person hasn't called ahead, or if you don't know them.
You do not have to continue to listen when a telemarketer calls.
Just quietly hang up.
You do not have to confirm every friend request on Facebook,
especially if you don't know them. Or maybe especially if you do.
You have the right to "unfriend" someone on Facebook if they insult
you, or constantly have a toxic attitude, or cause you to have a bad
day.
You do not have to hang around people you don't like and who don't
like you just for the sake of being polite.
You can take an afternoon nap, or even a morning nap, if you need it.

You can wear white after Labor Day.
You can wear a coat when you're cold no matter what the season is.
You can wear sandals all year long if if makes your feet feel better.
You can wear a wig if you want to. (There's no difference in wearing
fake hair and wearing a fake hair color, or fake color on your face,
your cheeks, your lips, your nails, your eyes, or boosting the length
or volume of your eyelashes. Give me a break.)

And yes, you CAN wear purple and red together!!!!!

Isn't aging an absolutely marvelous and freeing time of life?

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