I believe it was Maya Angelou, who said… This is a wonderful day! I haven’t seen this one before!
Today was another day of Adulting… The doctor was seen. Paperwork was done… Possibly not on time. But that’s another story… My family member was contacted to be sure that all was well… Adulting.
When I was much, much younger… I really believed that when people reach a certain age, they have everything figured out. Well, I am at that certain age. And I can tell you, I really don’t have anything figured out…
Oh, maybe that’s not quite true. I have a couple of things figured out. I think that I’m more calm, but sometimes less patient. I worry less, but I know that I care much more deeply. And I’m much more aware of the importance of gratitude and appreciation.
I’ve made peace with much of this stuff. I’m OK with the fact that I will go to my grave having only rarely balanced my checkbook. Completing paperwork for anything… but especially for taxes and insurance companies… will probably always kick in my avoidance mechanism. And even basic organizational skills will always be a pipe dream for me…
My dad always said… “Everyone has to know the depth of their own cup!” Meaning that we all need to know our own limitations. My limitations were on full display today. I had to dig through piles of accumulated, unorganized paperwork to find the forms that I should’ve filled out a month ago… Or two months ago. But it got done. It wasn’t done with style or finesse… But it’s done.
So ultimately, today… This day that I had never seen before… was wonderful in it’s own way. And you my friend? How was your day?
I’m glad you’re here💜
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Time to celebrate the little successes in life! Good for you that you did that paperwork and filled out those forms.
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Thanks Maria! You’re right! It’s important to celebrate every little thing because success builds upon itself💜
Thanks for visiting 🙏💜
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Exactly! Thank you ❤
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I’m glad I’m here too. I experience limitations and sometimes I transcend them. Other times I feel less patient. Other times I just accept my limitations as a challenge to find a new way to do things but I don’t pressure myself into it. I don’t bully myself into being more than I feel I am at any given moment. I let me be. I don’t think aging is “adding up” to something; I think of it as simplifying. 💗 honestly it’s also about learning to let go of all the accumulations of behaviors and thoughts, actions and habits, and stuff that I simply don’t need anymore! So where’s the limit in releasing the expectation on ourselves?! There is none. Adulting is awesome when we can, and when we can’t we wait it out…. lol 😂 hugs and love dear friend 🪷
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That sounds incredibly healthy! Kudos to you for being kind to yourself. I hope to learn to be that way too.
Thanks again for your presence and wisdom!💜
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Well Dinah. In all honestly that where I was at yesterday. The vicissitudes of life allow us a whole spectrum of responses. I hope to maintain this approach but there was a lot time I was not in this light. And! Who knows what the future holds. So I don’t want to take it for granted! Love you!
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Love you too 🥰
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