I'm not ashamed of my age. I truly have gotten wiser as I've aged and I wouldn't trade the knowledge or life experiences I've had for another chance at youth. However, slowing the process down wouldn't be a bad thing. Maybe have every year be the equivalent of two--730 days vs. 365 days. Or, only celebrate on leap years--which would mean I'm all of eight and a half!
You don't realize how quickly life passes by until you have children. How my kids got to be six and eight is a mystery to me. It really does feel like they were in diapers and cribs last week. I cried on my son's eighth birthday because it just didn't seem possible that he could have gotten that old, that quick!
Any milestone marking time that has passed is bittersweet. It is wonderful to have fond memories to reminisce about, however, it is sad to know certain chapters are complete and will not come again. Graduating high school or college. Buying your first house. Getting married. Having kids.
The point is enjoy it. All of it. It all comes and goes so quickly. We live in such a fast-paced, gotta-have-it-now, no-time-to-wait world that not only do we miss the little things, but sometimes the big ones as well.
At a time such as Thanksgiving, it seems perfect to slow down, enjoy and be thankful for the here and now. Before you know it, there will just be pictures and memories to commemorate another holiday passing.
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I so agree as my youngest turned 23 this summer and my oldest 26 two weeks ago-where did the time go? I tear up when I hear any of these songs- "100 years", "Don't blink", Remember When" and "Ready, Set, Don't Go". I couldn't wait to get older-would 13, 16, 18, 21 ever get here? Now I say..."Whoa, 50 next year? Really?" What happened to my 30's? Do I even remember them? I think they flew by with school functions, soccer games and recovering from a head injury. Enjoy every minute, don't rush time and enjoy your little ones. Yes, it is a pain running all the time, but before you know it, it's gone and you will miss it so! I am thankful for every minute I get to spend with my faimly and friends and am getting to the age that when I wake up in the morning, creaking and groaning, I look heavenwards and thank God for letting me have another day :)
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