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 |    My random thoughts and reactions to my everyday life. The voices like a forum. |
| I do not know quite what happened or when , but my hubby and I now qualify for seniors' discounts at some venues. This creates a quandary; in order to save money, but not face, we have to admit to our age. HMMMM..... We definitely do not consider ourselves to be old. In this day and age ,when people as a whole are living longer and healthier lives why are 'young seniors', those in their fifties, like moi, considered 'old'?? It's so true that age is just a perception! "Maturity" is very objective/subjective, and I object! Whew, a few years have skittered by since I composed this biography block. Those "fifties" are in the rear view mirror and they are distant, fond memories. Oh, I do not plan to stop writing any time soon. |
| Motivational Monday! Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator was born on this day in 1512. What's been your reasoning behind going anywhere you once thought before you'd never get to? Am I being asked if I've been around? What's the expression? Yes, I'll admit I've promenaded around the block, once or twice. I may have attempted a thing, or two. No worries though, my travelling has not taken me to hell and back. Sure, there were bumps, and glitches along the way. Not everything was smooth sailing. My life's journey has not been uneventful. What's been my reasoning? I believe I could claim like the song lyrics that "I did it all for the glory of love." Maybe it's a cliché, but I've made most of my choices based on a partnership with my hubby. We married young, we were both nineteen, and as of this July we'll have been together for forty years. More than half of my life, I have been part of a couple, a team. All of my decisions spring from that. We leapt feet first into the adventure of parenthood. Yes, I suppose we were naively optimistic, but why sweat the small stuff? We took a risk. We survived. More importantly, the offspring survived. With the raising of children, we experienced trips necessitated by medical emergencies, sports involvement, and school projects. Interspersed in amongst this, we travelled for fun and leisure. We visited amusement parks. We camped in different areas of the country. We explored. We met wonderful people. As a family, we moved to new towns a few times, and started afresh. We never planned to do this more than once, but it happened. New job opportunities beckoned, or extended family requested our assistance with life-altering health issues such as cancer. Forty years ago, I never dreamt that hubby and I would get to where we are now. We made it to a significant milestone in our marriage while still loving each other. |
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