Time, Friend or Foe?
Is it just me or is time passing faster and faster? My husband has been deceased for seven years. My oldest grandson is almost nine years old. I’m on Medicare and life goes on. We have Christmas and the next thing I know is
Christmas again. As a child, Christmas was
always a long way off. I know it is all
relative. When I was 5 years old, the
year was 1/5th of my life so a year seems long but, at 65 when a year
is 1/65th of life, it feels like a blink. People always told me that time goes by
quickly the older you get, but now I am experiencing it for myself. In this predicament, there is an urgency to “live”
life. It feels like life will pass me by
if I stand still. My days are numbered
and unlike being a child, I don’t feel invincible anymore. It’s the feeling of what should I do and what
am I able to do? It is a retirement reality
that gives me a lot of free time, but too many choices. I could do this, or that, but what if I can’t
decide? It reminds me of an adult who
told us in my childhood, “Do something, even if it’s wrong”! As a youngster, my free time was limited when
I entered school. As a young adult, my free
time was limited by my job. As a mother,
my free time was limited by my children.
Then suddenly, I am given endless free time. I am blessed yet perplexed. I want to make the best of my ‘golden years”,
so I think I will just continue to enjoy my family and grandchildren as much as
possible. Maybe I can be an example to
them of how to grow old gracefully.
Time, friend or foe?
Tammy Harvey
10/28/2025
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