ENJOY YOUR DAY

Enjoy your day.

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> I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family
> for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I’ve aged, I’ve become kinder to
> myself, and less critical of myself. I’ve become my own friend. I don’t
> chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making
> my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn’t need, but looks
> so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be
> extravagant.
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> I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they
> understood the great freedom that comes with aging.
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> Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM
> and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of
> the 60 &70’s, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love …
> I will.*
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> I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body,
> and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the
> pitying glances from the jet set.**
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> They, too, will get old.
> I know I am sometimes forgetful.
> But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually
> remember the important things.
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> Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break
> when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody’s
> beloved pet gets hit by a car?*
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> *But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and
> compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know
> the joy of being imperfect.*
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> I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and
> to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.
> So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could
> turn silver. *
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> As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what
> other people think. I don’t question myself anymore.
> I’ve even earned the right to be wrong.
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> So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like
> the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am
> still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or
> worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day(if I
> feel like it). **
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> MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S STRAIGHT FROM THE
> HEART!*
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> MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE AND IN YOUR HEART
> FOREVER AND EVER! FRIENDS FOREVER!*
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