By Karen Guice | Webster Parish Council on Aging
Karen’s Korner.
I find that I am closing in on the Winter of my life.
My eyes are not as discerning as they once were;
my knees tend to make these weird noises,
and my body doesn’t respond as quickly as it once did.
My mind is basically the same, it just takes it
a bit longer to sort through things and remember,
but, for the most part, it is basically the same
as it was when I was a lot younger, I think.
My attitude has changed a bit as well.
“I can do anything” has been replaced by
an appreciation for someone who has the
attitude of “I can do anything.”
My ideas have also changed a bit.
They have returned to those simple things,
that always worked when I was much younger,
as well as finding ways to simplify my life.
I will never give up…that’s a safe bet.
But the battle never seems to end either;
and the struggles are a bit more difficult,
as I wage them daily now!
The words “tested,” “challenged,”
“failure” and “success” have a deeper
and more satisfying, yet bittersweet
meaning – more today than ever.
I guess when all is said and done,
Winter is not so bad,
because it doesn’t last forever;
and besides, the best season is yet to come.
kag