The back nine

Old 03-09-2015, 04:34 PM
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You know ... time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.


But, here it is... "the back nine" of my life,and it catches me by surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go?


I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that I was only on the first hole and the back nine was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.


But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting gray...they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd become.


Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!


And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though I'm on the back nine, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's over on this earth...it's over. A new adventure will begin! Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.


So, if you're not on the back nine yet...let me remind you, thatit will be here faster than you think.So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!! Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether you're on the back nine or not!


You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!!


"Life" is a gift to you.The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one. LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY ! *Remember LIVE HAPPY IN 2015!


LASTLY, CONSIDER THIS: Your kids are becoming you......but your grandchildren are perfect! Going out is good.. Coming home is better! You forget names.... But it's OK because some people forgot they even knew you!!! You realize you're never going to be really good at anything like golf. The things you used to care to do, you aren't as interested in anymore, but you really do care that you aren't as interested.

You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV 'ON' than in bed. It's called "pre-sleep". ~You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch.. You tend to use more 4 letter words ... "what?"..."when?"... ??? You notice everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless"?!!!
What used to be freckles are now liver spots.
Everybody whispers.

You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet.... 2 of which you will never wear.

~~~But Old is good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS*!!

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This is so true. Thanks for sending it. I think we all can identify.
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Remember when we thought 30 was old?
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Thank you Ditter!
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Very true. The years just seem to fly by. That is why I have the saying I have. Also The young need to know this is not a dress rehearsal. You don't get to go back and do things the way you could have / would have / should have.
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Wonderfully said and so true. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Jingle View Post
Very true. The years just seem to fly by. That is why I have the saying I have. Also The young need to know this is not a dress rehearsal. You don't get to go back and do things the way you could have / would have / should have.
I spent most of my growing up years with my Gramma and her sister,and they said the same thing-youth is not a dress rehearsal for whats ahead in life. I was very blessed to have 3 wise women in my life. I was taught by their examples. What ever path's I choose to follow in this journey of mine only litter my passing with love - joy and kind words and deeds. Not with regrets of things said in anger or what if's. So far I feel I've lived up to these teachings and althou Gramma - Aunt Lou and my Mom have passed on I do know they were and are proud of the path's of litter I've left behind on my journey.
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Yes, time did seem to speed like fast forward on a VCR. Remember when THAT was such a revolutionary invention??
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Oh Ditter, you're so right, the years go by fast. Barb
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Well I read that with tears welling in my eyes...wishing I could have shared with DH.......at the clubhouse in the sky now......and now I am depressed!
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