Aging with Abandon
To throw oneself with abandon into anything means to give oneself over to some activity without reservation. Unbounded enthusiasm! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Getting old-er kind of sneaks up on you. For many years I would keep an eye on my mother and aunt - reaching out to hold them under the elbow when we came to the curb just to give them a bit of security. Lately my daughter has reached out to secure me the same way. Now - just when did that happen? Was a switch flipped in the middle of the night turning me into the secure-ee rather than the secure-er?
I have seen lately that I am offered a seat should a place be crowded and help with carrying groceries. I drink discount coffee and get breaks on movie tickets. I live in a wonderful senior complex with a caring staff - my husband was even chastised for cleaning the snow off our car.
But the very best advantages to me are for my writing. When you have over seventy five years of personal experiences in this great big world plus anecdotal experiences from family that take you back into the 1800's, your mind becomes pre-stuffed with the ingredients one needs to be stirred with imagination to bake up a tale.
For for those moments when a senior moment pops up - I have my friend Mr. Google! I find myself in such a great place. Decades ago, I felt on top of technology when I held the copper wire from the radio and acted as the antenna to get rid of some of the static so the family could thrill to The Creaking Door or adventure along with Hopalong Cassidy. Now I touch keys and fall into a social network where I have 'friends' from around the world. Instead of sitting for hours in the library trying to dig out that tiny piece of information to finish a thought - I now click to links to fill the gaps and many times find places or twists I had not thought of.
To me the technology I am now allowed is amazing. I do not take it for granted and I feel it an advantage to be of an age that has seen this progression and can appreciate the magic! So what if high curbs can be a problem.
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