Reflections.......

Seems the time of year - maybe even the time of life to reflect... Dog days around the corner - followed by the wondrous feel of taking a fall walk with a light windbreaker on...

Fifty-something is a unique age... We've managed to build a decent emotional base.. we think we "get it".. We're fairly stable - then - allofasudden we're surrounded by 'wobblers'... Loved parents, aunts, uncles whom we will generally always view in the happy years of the age we are now - begin to wobble.. Termites - who wobbled as toddlers - now wobble their way into adulthood. The exact 'scores' aren't predictable - but we know the outcomes ahead of time.

Life's cycles. They talk of "the golden years".. I'm officially ready for them. A new start - as a divorced person - I'm ready for living somewhere where "this is mine" applies versus "this was ours." Change the plugs, rotate the tires, flush the antifreeze - I'm ready.

Seems this age is all about eyeballs.. As a newborn, everything was hazy... soon, our eyes were eager - ready to capture/explore/learn all about everything around us... then in our youth our eyes mainly focused on the mirror... we evolved to focus on a loved one - and then on our little ones... Now's the time to take it all in - appreciate today, visualize yesterday, and love what comes tomorrow.

I love being 50-something - even if those AARP bastards keep mailing me that crap.
Happy reflections... Victurd drutciV