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> I am forwarding  this to those on my Seniors email list because it is so
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> well written.  Please send back.  (I did;  it's neat).  Don't delete this
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> one, you'll laugh  when you see the return message.
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> As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself.
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> I've become my own friend.
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> I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon;  before they
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> understood the great freedom that comes with aging.
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> Whose business is it if I choose to read, or play, on the computer, until 4
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> AM, or sleep until noon?  I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes
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> of the 50, 60 &70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost
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> love, I will.
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> I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body,
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> and will dive into the waves, with abandon, if I choose to, despite the
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> pitying glances from the jet set.  They, too, will get old.
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> I know I am sometimes forgetful.  But there again, some of life is just as
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> well forgotten.  And, I eventually remember the important things.
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> Sure, over the years, my heart has been broken.  How can your heart not
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> break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when
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> somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car?  But, broken hearts are what give
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> us strength, and understanding, and compassion.  A heart never broken is
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> pristine and sterile, and will never know the joy of being imperfect.
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> I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and
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> to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.
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> So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could
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> turn silver.
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> As you get older, it is easier to be positive.  You care less about what
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> other people think.  I don't question myself anymore.  I've even earned the
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> right to be wrong.
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> So, to answer your question, I like being old.  It has set me free.  I like
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> the person I have become.  I am not going to live forever, but while I am
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> still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or
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> worrying about what will be.  And I shall eat dessert every single day (if
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> I feel like it).
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> MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE
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> HEART!
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> Forward this to at least 7 people, and see what happens on your screen.
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> You will laugh your head off!
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