As I grow older, I realize what people tell me is coming true. I would have never thought someday I'd have to be careful when I tried to pick up something I dropped on the floor, and I admit I thought about leaving it there until the dog found it. I seldom worried about slipping in the shower until I did and made an Olympic reach to the safety of the shower bar, which, by the way, was in the house when I bought it. I would have called you crazy when you warned me about going outside alone and getting lost briefly, leaving me laughing instead of crying. I never guessed I'd have a pill for every little thing wrong with me. Or, instead of lifting weights, I'd have a yoga mat to stretch myself out. I never wanted to think so far ahead of my life when my children and grandchildren all left at some point, seeking their callings and reaching out to me once a week to see if I was still breathing. Don't get me wrong; I am happy for every one of them as they have prospered and are living good lives. I'm in a stage of my life where my memories are alive and well but with momentary lapses that leave me sad, knowing they will vanish forever one day. Yes, getting older is full of surprises, some good, others not so much, but one thing for sure, I wouldn't change a thing, at least those things I remember.
Mike 2024
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