Perspectives for the 21st Century
Show MenuHide Menu

Tag: Aging

Aging-Vulnerabilities

May 19, 2020

Rant:

Aging-Vulnerabilities

Hi there. It’s been a while!

I could say that life got in the way and that is partly true. If I were completely honest with myself and you, I’d say whatever confidence I had about writing encouraging words and wisdom vanished! It was fear! After all, who am I to communicate to others my experiences as a woman in my 70’s (OH MY!), with the hope that I could make a difference in other people’s lives. My 100-year-old Mom’s experiences, yes! Not mine.

I found every excuse in the world for not doing the one thing that I love, writing. But this is personal stuff, I thought. This is baring my soul, showing my vulnerabilities. It felt like I was back in the seventh grade. Remember THAT feeling? All those ‘what if’s’: What if people don’t like me anymore or think I’m full of myself! What if they think my writing sucks! Do you know what I discovered? Those seventh-grade feelings are visceral! They’re in my DNA. Who knew! Did you? Now that’s a blog for another day.

Rave:

Aging-Vulnerabilities

In the past year, I have had occasions that have shown me, yes, I’ve been around a while and I have had life experiences that possibly/probably will resonate with others.

So I’m taking a deep breath while I write, vulnerabilities be damned.

Attitude:

Aging-Vulnerabilities

I will be writing about those experiences very soon.

I look forward to sharing them with you and receiving your feedback.

I think I just graduated!

Originally posted 2020-04-16 23:28:31.