A Young 46
Somewhere beyond your 30th birthday the world might begin to tell you that you look young for your age.
If you say this to me, I might smile and reply, "This is what 46 looks like."
Likewise, many people say... "but I don't feel my age." To them I note, that's what your age feels like.
They might follow that up with... "I wonder what 50, or even 75, is going to feel like?"
It's going to feel like right now.
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The practice of accepting my age helps me accept all phases of life...
The overtired toddler
The anxious teen
The sociopathic 20-something
The fearful cancer patient
The crabby elder
The grieving spouse
If we are fortunate to live a long life then we will move through most these phases of experience. At midlife, they surround me.
If we happen to be "young for our age" then it might take a few more years for us to arrive at the phase where we "look old." But it's coming.
So I will try to enjoy this day and I will try to accept whatever day you are going through.
And when I am scared, or angry, or tired...
I'll pause, try not to pass it on and remember to live as best I can.