{"id":620,"date":"2016-01-04T12:08:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T17:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelagee.com\/blog\/?p=620"},"modified":"2024-05-03T19:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T23:45:39","slug":"got-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelagee.com\/blog\/got-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Got Old ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nobody wants<\/em> to get old<\/em>, but<\/em> they don’t want to die young<\/em> either.<\/strong>
\n(Kieth Richards)<\/p>\n

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\"getting-old\"<\/a>Just yesterday while jogging the same jog I’ve jogged a thousand times, I pulled a muscle in my calf. \u00a0Yet another reminder my body is generously letting me know its getting older. \u00a0I say “its” because that’s my way of not owning “me” getting older. \u00a0So the truth is I’m 56 years old now, and I am having some difficulty owning it. \u00a0But I’m teaching myself to embrace it. \u00a0What other choice is there?<\/p>\n

Growing older does have it’s perks. \u00a0Financially things get better. \u00a0You can afford to do more things. \u00a0 Take vacations, buy big boy toys like trucks and motorcycles, and even a house. \u00a0All these things I could never do when I was younger.<\/p>\n

But what seems to elude me is to know the satisfaction of true love. \u00a0Will it be too late for me at some point? \u00a0Where is the end of the line when love is lost?<\/p>\n

I am confident that only recently in the past two years, I have I developed enough as a person to really present myself in a way that true love can only now cross my path.<\/p>\n

I can honestly say my biggest reward is finally, FINALLY letting go of seeking approval from others. \u00a0Now I know what getting comfortable in your own skin really means. \u00a0The things that would tilt me and put me out of order are still there. \u00a0They present themselves often enough. \u00a0 But now I only offer a faint acknowledgement of what or who may be out to harm me. \u00a0Intentional or unintentional. \u00a0What used to be a 72 hour process too include \u00a0lost sleep, is now a mere nod just enough for me to take the opportunity to recognize projection.<\/p>\n

Projection. \u00a0Now that should be the word of the year. \u00a0I would say 95% negative actions of others that come to fruition are not even about me. \u00a0Its something someone is harboring and they want to make you hold it for them for awhile. \u00a0Yuck. \u00a0Its disgusting, but in the human sense, forgivable.<\/p>\n

Forgiving: \u00a0Got to have it. \u00a0Nothing matters on this planet without it.<\/p>\n

Got old? \u00a0Well, maybe this is just another example of an area I need to tighten up. \u00a0What is old anyways. \u00a0Really, if getting old gives me 1\/2 of the all the things that come with what I am conveying now is my little blot, I will take it.<\/p>\n

Its so peaceful to love yourself.<\/p>\n

Maybe some of you wont understand why loving yourself needs to be pointed out. \u00a0Well pat yourself on the back. \u00a0It probably means mom and dad sent you out the front door to face life with a full tool bag. \u00a0Not blaming my parents. \u00a0After all our parents are all doing the best they can and all they truly want on this planet is for their kids to be happy. Especially when mortally starts stepping up.<\/p>\n

Get God, Honor Mom, \u00a0Honor Dad, and stay healthy. \u00a0See what you can do for others and lose the whats in it for me mentality.<\/p>\n

I can tell you personally of the huge payoff \u00a0by being kind to others.<\/p>\n

So I will say that I’m not old. \u00a0I’m actually just beginning.<\/p>\n

– Mike.<\/p>\n

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