Time Is Precious...

 

Hi!

So, I turned sixty a couple of days ago... and I couldn't be more grateful.

My body still allows me to go for long walks, build bonfires, and chase after toddlers. I'm still strong, healthy, and capable. I still have the ability to exercise critical thinking, successfully write college level essays, and hold my own in complicated debates. 

Grateful.

This is a milestone that holds a ton of gravitas for me, personally. If you've been a reader for a while, you know that my two older sisters didn't have the privilege of reaching sixty. We had to say goodbye to Char when she was only 46, and Yvonne, only a couple of months before her 60th birthday.

The privilege of turning 60 is not lost on me. Yes, my body and mind remain strong, but both love to remind me that I'm not 30 anymore. Everything takes a little more prep, a little more effort, and a bit more recovery time.

Grateful.

I'm still here. My life is good. I have a loving husband and family, a job I love, and the ability to enjoy it all. 

I know it's not the same for everyone. For some, the idea of getting older is scary. 

To those who are struggling with turning 60 this year, just remember.

We are the first of Gen X to reach this milestone. We have never done anything like those who came before us. We don't age like our parents and grandparents did, look at the pictures, if you don't believe me. We simply walk through life differently. 

I mean, when you think of the next twenty years, what does it look like? Life experience has shown us what really matters. We've learned that time is the most precious commodity there is. How are you going to choose to spend it? And with whom? 

Spend time with people that light you up, and encourage you to shine. Limit time, or distance yourself completely, if possible, from those who deplete you, or make you feel less than. Life is short, you shouldn't waste time walking on eggshells when there is plenty of solid ground. 

Anyway, happy birthday to me! 

In other news...

The grand Cheeto has dug a big hole for himself and the bootlickers he keeps close by. It's like he can't stop himself from digging! It doesn't seem to matter what he blows up, how many innocent people he kills in the process, or how may countries are getting dragged into the mayhem... the Epstein stuff is NOT going away. More information is trickling into the public every day, and the more we see, the guiltier he looks.

Other countries aren't redacting the names of the abusers, they are actually more interested in protecting the victims and survivors. They are more interested in putting pedophiles in prison, or worse. 

His brain is so many kinds of broken at this point, I doubt he can even comprehend the seriousness of what is going on. He is so easily distracted by statues and drapes, if he wasn't the guy that had access to nuclear codes, it would be frickin' hilarious. 

I am so relieved that we Canadians put someone in charge who knows what the hell he's doing. He's smart, he's coherent, and highly respected around the world. 

Time is precious, how much of it does the world have to put up with Dementia Donnie at the wheel? Neighbours to the south, you have a chance to make some changes come November. Please do!

We miss you!