Just last night, my family was out to dinner. As we approached the exit, there was an elderly woman with a walker blocking the door. Did she need help? We asked, and her response was "I'm 98!" with a smile and joyful tone. We hadn't asked, obviously, but we all exclaimed "how great! Wonderful!" as she made her way back to her family (she had gotten ahead of them). We all jokingly said when we get to that age, that's going to be our response to every question asked. I'm glad that she was so proud of herself and that we were enthusiastic for her.
I often find myself in tears at the nail salon 🤦🏼♀️ I guess it’s the idle time where my brain starts to relax and I find myself sad; my mother whom I was extremely close with passed in January of this year. It seems like every time this happens there is an older lady around who offers me comfort and love in the form of wisdom or their own grief experience. I can think of each one of their faces as I read your essay today. Happy New Year and thanks for your honesty and writing, I enjoy it. ♥️
Just last night, my family was out to dinner. As we approached the exit, there was an elderly woman with a walker blocking the door. Did she need help? We asked, and her response was "I'm 98!" with a smile and joyful tone. We hadn't asked, obviously, but we all exclaimed "how great! Wonderful!" as she made her way back to her family (she had gotten ahead of them). We all jokingly said when we get to that age, that's going to be our response to every question asked. I'm glad that she was so proud of herself and that we were enthusiastic for her.
I love this story Pam, thank you for sharing
I often find myself in tears at the nail salon 🤦🏼♀️ I guess it’s the idle time where my brain starts to relax and I find myself sad; my mother whom I was extremely close with passed in January of this year. It seems like every time this happens there is an older lady around who offers me comfort and love in the form of wisdom or their own grief experience. I can think of each one of their faces as I read your essay today. Happy New Year and thanks for your honesty and writing, I enjoy it. ♥️
Happy new year Cara! Thank you for sharing and for reading. I love that story, there’s so much goodness in the world
So much more goodness than hate, unfortunately the hate seems to have a louder voice.
It’s so true and so sad. Let’s turn the volume up on the good stuff in 2024