Friday - Well Aged

The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain

Chinese Proverbs

I was talking with my sister Glenna this morning. That is not unusual; I talk to my sister Glenna every morning. Each discussion seems to spark my muse and my writing. I guess in someways that Glenna is a muse for me.

I always like to have some funny quote to share with my Sissy because it starts our day off in a positive way. In fact my morning muse that I send out to my friends every morning was a result of wanting to do something funny for her. It evolved and evolved until I have to tell you that a morning with out conversations with Glenna would be a real drag.

The quote I shared was the one above about a woman's age. She quipped back, I must have nothing to lose because I have been spreading my age around all over the place. And we were off on our morning conversation about aging and hanging in there.


She said I think I will have to have a new way of telling people how old I am and. . .

Myriam: The first 3/4th of the century were great, and the next 4th is even greater.

Glenna: I am going on 80 but past 70.

Myriam: You are 77 and 1/2.

Glenna: It is a lot easier going down hill than climbing up hill.

Myriam: You are a Capricorn and even old goats want to bound up that mountain, you just do it in a more leisurely way. Retirement has made you a lady of leisure.

Glenna: You are just trying to get my goat by calling me an old goat.

Myriam: You are like fine wine, you grow more exquisite with age.

Glenna: I will take some cheese with my whine, thank you.

And so our morning went as we framed our day to one of optimism and hope in spite of the true difficulties of aging. We all are aging and facing this reality of decreasing capacity. Glenna always shares with me stories about her life and her friends. She gives me a vision about relationships that I would never have had on my own. Our morning conversations give new visions about how I can become well aged.

Me: If you live another 100 years may I live another 100 years minus one second so I don't have to live without mornings with Glenna.

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