July 25, 2014
What makes today a Good Friday? Is it knowing that in five months it will be Christmas Day? Or is it keeping an open heart and an open mind? Enjoy whatever goodness comes your way for today is Good Friday!
There are days when I feel like I'm getting older and then I wonder how much different life would be today, if President John F. Kennedy had lived? How much more would he have accomplished? How many more years have I been given than JFK and what have I done to make a difference? Politics is not my cup of tea but it does impact my life. Back in 1963 JFK addressed Congress in words that takes on new meaning for me today:
"It is not enough for a great nation merely to have added new years to life. Our objective must be to add new life to those years!"
You can't just close your eyes to the fact that with time, everything gets outdated but simple beauty does not change and that beauty can be within. Perhaps that is why people who age always say they don't feel any different than when they were younger but their bodies age and that's a fact of life. What is the secret to living agelessly? You have to fill your life with passion and pleasures. Purple is my favorite color; perhaps the secret to longevity lies within the purple passion.
Or do babies hold the key to happiness? I look at my granddaughter's beautiful face and I know that being in the state of grace means you keep your childlike qualities throughout your life. Children keep things in balance even when there are awkward moments. My granddaughter reminds me to reach for the stars. And when the balance scale is tipped, I'm reminded to adjust and I remember to laugh. You keep smiling and no matter how old you are, people are never outdated as long as you never stop growing, going, showing, and blowing kisses in the wind!
©Patricia Feager, July 25, 2014
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