I feel this so deeply. I was sure I’d be dead by 21. I was positive I’d be married and have children. I was convinced that I would be married forever.
I’m 56 years old now. I live happily by myself with a pup and a cat for company. I’m surrounded by friends who love and celebrate me. I own my own business. And, weirdly enough, my path has become one of caregiving and spiritual with a focus on death and dying.
My 18 year old self, my 25 year old self, and even my 40 year old self wouldn’t recognize the life I have now. Possibilities have changed my life when I started saying yes and quit doing what I thought I should.
I feel this so deeply. I was sure I’d be dead by 21. I was positive I’d be married and have children. I was convinced that I would be married forever.
I’m 56 years old now. I live happily by myself with a pup and a cat for company. I’m surrounded by friends who love and celebrate me. I own my own business. And, weirdly enough, my path has become one of caregiving and spiritual with a focus on death and dying.
My 18 year old self, my 25 year old self, and even my 40 year old self wouldn’t recognize the life I have now. Possibilities have changed my life when I started saying yes and quit doing what I thought I should.
This life I build each day is a true adventure.
Beautifully said. Thank you, Mare!
This is beautiful, Mare!!