~ AGING ~
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Those who love deeply never grow old;
they may die of old age, but they die young.
Benjamin Franklin
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I used to be afraid of getting older. I
was also afraid to become friends with
older people, because I would come to
love them and then they would die. I
could not handle unpleasant feelings
(other than if I overate to stop feeling
them) because the feeling of
unpleasantness would totally devastate
me.
In working the Twelve Step program, my
Higher Power has brought me great
recovery in this area ... I am now able
to handle the grief and sorrow that come
up when I allow myself to get to know
and love older people and then they
die. I am now free in this area! I get
to enjoy the wisdom and beauty that they
have to share, from all their life
experiences, and from the beautiful
people they are!
Another beautiful gift from my Higher
Power came when I started relating to
older people again. When the first one
died, it really threw me, and I was very
sad. But I got up the next day and had a
great spiritual awakening: this person
was missing and that was sad, but I
looked around and saw all the other
wonderful people still there in my life,
with whom I got to share another day!
Life suddenly became much more precious
to me ... to have one more day to be
with and share with someone who touches
my soul!
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I enjoy myself as I become older. I allow myself to enjoy friendships with those who are older than me. I thank my Higher Power for every day and every moment of precious life!