I am 46. I have never lied about my age (well, since I was 21, anyhow!)
I am proud of my age. I have some silver hairs, and I am proud of those as well. I’ve earned them, fair and square. They represent stress conquered, and a life lived. While I do dye my hair on occasion, I do so because I like the red color, not because I want to hide the white. If I could dye my hair and keep the few silver ones, I would.
Yes, I have wrinkles. Having wrinkles, in fact, shows me that I’ve lost weight. They show me I’ve laughed and cried, and lived my life with joy and gusto.
What, truly, is the reason for life? Is it to have a lovely corpse, unsullied by the marks of life? Or is it to slide into that final parking space, and say, what a hell of a ride!
So, go out, laugh at a joke, enjoy a movie, go cross something off your bucket list. Why work every day for a better tomorrow, if you aren’t certain when tomorrow will be? A better retirement, when your bones are too weak to walk around Europe? Have some fun in your life now!
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Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical travel planning tips, and hidden places, in my travel books.
– Stunning, Strange and Secret: A Guide to Hidden Scotland
– Mythical, Magical, Mystical: A Guide to Hidden Ireland
More info at Green Dragon Artist :: Home ,
Christy Jackson Nicholas, Author , and
Tirgearr Publishing – Christy Nicholas
I am an artist, accountant and author living in western New York, transplanted from Denmark, Michigan, Florida, West Virginia, Pennsylvania (in that order!) I love the beauty of the world and sharing it with others through jewelry, photography, digital painting and writing.
Bravo, my lovely daughter!!!!
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