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“If you’re blessed enough to grow older, there’s so much wisdom to be gained from celebrating the process with vibrancy and vigor and grace.” -Oprah
How old are you? Or, how OLD are you?
When I think about my current age, an age I have never been before and an age I will never be again, I count my greatest joys and blessings, even in the midst of joyless times. Each step of my journey in this present moment is an opportunity to live, learn more, and grow greater in celebrating a brand new step of experiences yet to be explored.
Yep, I have a few more aches than before, yet that does not stop me from moving, going, and growing. Yep, my eyesight may not be as strong as it once was, but I can still see and experience life that flourishes all around me. Yep, I face more heartaches and heartbreaks than I have in the past, especially with the loss of loved ones, but I hold their memories upward, toward the Northern Star, by living a life that helps to uplift others positively and optimistically, based on the sacrifices they made.
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Genealogical trees are generations of families encompassing people who teach and pass on the torch of growing, developing, empowering, loving, and compassionate embracing. I am now my parents’ generation, and albeit scary at times, it is a position I take pride in. Getting older isn’t about dying, but planting the seeds about living and showing others how to treat their brothers and sisters in humanity, taking care of and protecting our creatures of creation, by nurturing strength of spirit to be the stewards we were created to be.
Today is a new day, and a new opportunity to take advantage of living your best life on this new journey. I plan to use this time as wisely as I can because I am not out for the count yet! What about you?
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Source: A Brand New Journey Every Year and Every Day | From Behind the Pen














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