Today I was talking with one of my dearest friends and he said \u201cSome days I look in the mirror and don\u2019t recognize the aging man staring back at me because he looks nothing like my young spirit on the inside.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 I knew EXACTLY what he meant because I feel that very same way every time I look into a mirror.\u00a0 It\u2019s so crazy because when you aren\u2019t looking in the mirror you see yourself as this young adult who never ages, but when you look into the mirror you see this other person who just keeps getting older and older.\u00a0 The wrinkles continue to come and the roots turning gray start to spread well beyond the point of being able to be referred to as roots anymore.\u00a0 On the inside you feel like your spirit has all this energy, but on the outside your body is slowly deteriorating and the things you once did with little or no effort suddenly ending up causing aches and pains that take longer and longer to heal.\u00a0 You find yourself attempting crazy stupid physical challenges only to be faced with the rude awakening that your body is no longer able to do what your spirit thought it was.\u00a0 There is no question that the aging person in the mirror can be tough to face, but it is something we all end up having to do\u2026<\/p>\n
I came across several facts that put time and aging into perspective \u2013 (just a quick warning before you read them, these facts might make you recognize just how old you actually are):<\/p>\n
Okay, fine, so if I wasn\u2019t feeling old enough already, that definitely confirmed just how old I actually am.\u00a0 Well despite the wrinkles and aches and pains I suppose there are some positives to growing old.\u00a0 We gain wisdom and understanding; we gain confidence and a better sense of self; we get to look forward to having grandchildren; and eventually we even get a great senior citizen discount at restaurants \u2013 yee haw \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to all that we have accomplished and endured in our lives that have brought us to where we are today.\u00a0 And here is to every hard earned gray hair and wrinkle we have accumulated to this point.\u00a0 And finally, here is to that young spirit inside and the aging person staring back at you in the mirror, because both of them are AWESOME!<\/p>\n
~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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