I bought a quote magnet:
When you’re going through hell keep going.
To get to fifty without losing our mind marbles or money in the stock market is a marvelous feat.
To keep going is the secret to living our lives. Nothing succeeds like persistence.
The caboose to my fifties is rolling in. At 59 it’s time to do what the Christian Dior tee shirt states: I Say I.
Post-50 is the time to throw off the antiquated shackles that kept us bound and silent.
Do what we want to do not what others expect us to do. Act true to ourselves whether people like that we live this way or don’t like it.
Be our own fan club.
To celebrate 60 I bought a Happy Birthday tiara with the words Happy Birthday in pink crystals encrusted in gold above the wire headband.
In at least two accounts I read that you hit your stride in your sixties. Unlike in your earlier days.
Our lives can get better in our Golden Years. More likely they are Our Diamond Years.
So get those sparkly earrings that light up your face. Buy a $55 mug. Take salsa lessons.
Perhaps us Generation X folk blazed the way for the other Generations to follow.
I’ll end with this fortune cookie message:
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go where there is no path…and leave a trail.
In Our Diamond Years where we’re going is likely as yet uncharted.
Our values should be our compass guiding us. These values can change over time.
Finding what floats our boat can help us keep going.
Shuck the oyster. The world awaits.
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