Another Candle On The Cake

I just celebrated my 54th birthday recently. Hard to believe I’m almost halfway through my 50’s already. Seems like it was only yesterday I was 25 and moved from California to South Carolina. Time has slipped away imperceptibly. Like grains of sand dribbling slowly into the bottom of an hour glass, it’s already half empty.

Time can be cruelly subtle to us mere mortals. Looking at myself now, I see what I never noticed before: graying hair, receding hairline, crows feet, and laughlines framing my mouth. Somebody call the cops. Time is stealing my youth. I can’t stop it. Maybe some pepper spray will slow it down a little but, no, there’s no arresting it.

So, I’m dealing with it, accepting it. I’ll continue to eat right, exercise, and do the best I can. Aging is a part of life. I realize it’s not necessarily a bad thing. At least I’m wiser now, or so I think. Life is our greatest teacher. I still have much to learn. I’d like to slap my younger self for random acts of stupid I performed in my youth. I don’t know how I made it this far! Well, here’s to another year of learning and growing. It’ll be good. All is well. Life is the sum of our choices, so choose wisely.