#95 Older

Its official

I'm older now.

I broke my ankle last week

You won't imagine how

What daredevil-tightrope-acrobatic-foolhardy feat was I up to?

I was walking.

Okay, I'll concede this much,

It was a little dark at an ungodly hour and I was a little sleepy on my feet and I did step off a ramp into a slightly deep ditch.

But still.

I was just walking.

I'm told that even just a few years ago,

This wouldn't have broken it.

And I think so too.

I've thought a little bit about aging over the years.

In tiny ways that we don't always notice.

Maybe even can't.

Would I know if my hearing is as good as it was?

I once asked a friend that question,

I don't really know her reply.

I didn't want to ask her to repeat it louder.

Do I talk slower?

Have I become one of those people whose videos I watch on 1.5X?

Do I sometimes start a sentence now and find myself at a loss for

Maybe?

But I always told myself that if I could help it,

I'd grow old with all the grace I could muster.

That whenever I found myself turning into a grumpy, sulky, old man.

I'd remind myself of a few things.

So, I guess that's what this is,

A set of reminders

For me. From me.

So listen.

Here are some things you should remember.

You've come a long way.

And you're surrounded by incredible people you found along the way.

You speak and write and sing and dance better than you used to.

And they're all no longer just happening in your head, the world knows it too.

You've been places,

And you've read and watched and learnt more than ever before.

And all that may have changed you, and rightly so,

But remember that your core, you didn't let that go.

And your ankle may break slightly more easily now,

But your heart less so.

But is that better or worse, I don't really know.

So yeah, you are a little older now,

And you'll be older still tomorrow.

But it is what you make of it,

So maybe sit back and try and enjoy the show?