I've never really dreaded getting older. I've always been short in stature and looked younger than I was. I attributed my perception that "I got no respect" (Rodney Dangerfield's joke), to being short and young, so I always wanted to be older than I was.
Now that I'm technically an "old lady," I've reached my objective - I'm finally "old enough."
I'm old enough to truly not care that I'm not sexy. I'm old enough to realize that getting enough sleep and general down time is vitally important. I'm old enough to know that my spirituality can come first. I'm old enough to know that prestige is pretty much worthless for happiness. I'm old enough to know that being busy is not the same as accomplishment. I'm old enough to know to realize that social convention will not bring me love.
Of course, it's too bad that I didn't know all that when I was 20, 30, 40, or 50. But I'm grateful that I've got it now!
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