Ahhhh, the mirror! A friend sent me a picture of my husband and me the other day. We looked great! Then I looked in the mirror and realized it had to be from a long time ago. Wrong! It was only 4 years ago, yet I looked so much younger. Ugh! How could I age 20 years in just 4? It was a reality check that I did not want to see. My hair is thinning (and it was thin to begin with!) and my face is wrinkling. Oh well. Thankfully, it is happening when I’ve reached an age where it matters less to me. And the smiles of my grandchildren when they see me mean so much more. Without age, I wouldn’t have them. And I wouldn’t go back for anything! And the equally wrinkled smiles of my good friends when they see me and we share this stage of life reminds me how lucky I am to get to this point, healthy and very happy!
I also change writing locations to help my brain let go of daily tasks and enter into creativity. But I hadn’t thought of it as a place to release self-criticism.
Ahhhh, the mirror! A friend sent me a picture of my husband and me the other day. We looked great! Then I looked in the mirror and realized it had to be from a long time ago. Wrong! It was only 4 years ago, yet I looked so much younger. Ugh! How could I age 20 years in just 4? It was a reality check that I did not want to see. My hair is thinning (and it was thin to begin with!) and my face is wrinkling. Oh well. Thankfully, it is happening when I’ve reached an age where it matters less to me. And the smiles of my grandchildren when they see me mean so much more. Without age, I wouldn’t have them. And I wouldn’t go back for anything! And the equally wrinkled smiles of my good friends when they see me and we share this stage of life reminds me how lucky I am to get to this point, healthy and very happy!
So true and thanks for sharing!
I also change writing locations to help my brain let go of daily tasks and enter into creativity. But I hadn’t thought of it as a place to release self-criticism.
It is also a way to let go of daily tasks for me!
Loved this. I want to quote so much of it back to you. So many golden one-liners in here!!
Love that you are finding ways to shush your ego and let that brilliant mind play. Keep going!!