On New Year’s Eve I sat by the window that looks out onto the bay and stared right into a thick fog. The seawall wasn’t there. The marsh beyond the inner passage wasn’t there. The dusty grayish white of the old curtains that frame the window extended out into the distance and covered my whole field of vision, as far as I could see. Which was only to the panes of glass. Nothing beyond.
I am 61 and while I cringe every time I think of being over 50-something, and no longer considered, I don't know -"hot"? - I LOVE being able to say "I'm old." And I hate when people try to tell me that I am not - because, aside from some physical aches & pains, I LIKE it. I do not do the things that most people consider "living" -- I do not go to crowded places due to covid, and I won't get on a plane or eat in a restaurant or go to a gym, concert, or basically stay anywhere, indoors, where I cant function with my mask on. That's ok. We are living in historic times and extraordinary measures are warranted. I have chosen to respond to the pandemic this way -- I know how severe it could be for me if I get sick -- just as I have chosen to fight the odds by staying single and child-free. I am so proud of my perspective, that I never had and could never have had, when I was younger. I am proud I am still alive after many of the things I have been through, and it is actually a great comfort to be "old" -- finally!
“Get over myself.” Best advice I’ll hear all year, George. Another great piece. Your writing inspires me to write better, slower and more thoughtfully.
Lithium has been my savior for many moons. Now I’m counting on seroquel, too (and taking as prescribed). Happy new year my friend.
Thanks Damian. Happy New Year to you, too. Please consider posting what you're writing online somewhere. Someone will read to, and you too will make a positive difference in someone's life.
I am 61 and while I cringe every time I think of being over 50-something, and no longer considered, I don't know -"hot"? - I LOVE being able to say "I'm old." And I hate when people try to tell me that I am not - because, aside from some physical aches & pains, I LIKE it. I do not do the things that most people consider "living" -- I do not go to crowded places due to covid, and I won't get on a plane or eat in a restaurant or go to a gym, concert, or basically stay anywhere, indoors, where I cant function with my mask on. That's ok. We are living in historic times and extraordinary measures are warranted. I have chosen to respond to the pandemic this way -- I know how severe it could be for me if I get sick -- just as I have chosen to fight the odds by staying single and child-free. I am so proud of my perspective, that I never had and could never have had, when I was younger. I am proud I am still alive after many of the things I have been through, and it is actually a great comfort to be "old" -- finally!
“Get over myself.” Best advice I’ll hear all year, George. Another great piece. Your writing inspires me to write better, slower and more thoughtfully.
Lithium has been my savior for many moons. Now I’m counting on seroquel, too (and taking as prescribed). Happy new year my friend.
Thanks Damian. Happy New Year to you, too. Please consider posting what you're writing online somewhere. Someone will read to, and you too will make a positive difference in someone's life.