It would be pretty easy to continue the trend of depressed-toned postings. But this being a holiday, I will refrain from that desire that is pulling at me and settle for something a bit more lighthearted.
When I was younger, I absolutely HATED when I would see family after a year or so and everyone would inevitably start by saying "look how much you've grown!" I thought it was cliche, and extremely annoying. People get older - - it's not a new phenomenon.
I have a bunch of cousins (actually, second cousins) who were all born in the last 11 years, so I was about 10 when the first came along. He is now 11, and seeing him today for the first time in 2 years made me feel old. Suddenly I understood. It was never so much about how many inches I had grown or how much I aged, but about how much I made them feel that they had aged.
As you get older, time passes more quickly. I'm not sure if that's because each increment of time that passes is proportionally smaller in your life on the larger spectrum, or just because life gets more hectic. But it happens, and sometimes, you don't realize it happening in your own life for the simple reason that you are so caught up in it. But noticing that you can remember a time when someone who is now in middle school could not even walk makes you stand back and take notice.
I hope that everyone will use this holiday season to take a step back. Life slows down for a few days, so take advantage of it, and try to enjoy it.
Happy Holidays.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment