Getting older has never been a concern of mine (nothing to do with spending so long as a teenager trying to pass for older just to get served in pubs) although trawling facebook has made me realise that some folk have added ten years on their physical age by ciggies and sunbeds.
I do notice the lines around my eyes more now but they are proof that I smile more often than I frown. The odd grey hair (or three) only confirm that there are enough people in my life whom I love enough to worry about.
And I feel wiser, even though I may not always act it.
I have that settled feeling, something I have spoken of before, which seems to have coincided with leaving my twenties behind. It is a deep rooted satisfaction that comes from knowing that, although I have made many errors on the road of life, I got the important things right.
I married the right man. I held onto the right friends. I chose happiness and health over material trivia and wealth. I chose to become a mother when I knew I could do the role justice. I have taken responsability for everything I do and everything I am. I spend my free time with people worth my time.
So, by some folk's standards, I had a quiet birthday with the two people who mean the most to me, my husband and daughter. Life doesn't get much better than that.
And I feel wiser, even though I may not always act it.
I have that settled feeling, something I have spoken of before, which seems to have coincided with leaving my twenties behind. It is a deep rooted satisfaction that comes from knowing that, although I have made many errors on the road of life, I got the important things right.
I married the right man. I held onto the right friends. I chose happiness and health over material trivia and wealth. I chose to become a mother when I knew I could do the role justice. I have taken responsability for everything I do and everything I am. I spend my free time with people worth my time.
So, by some folk's standards, I had a quiet birthday with the two people who mean the most to me, my husband and daughter. Life doesn't get much better than that.
