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Subject: Glances up to the Wiser Ones....

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Stacey

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Date Posted: 19:47:59 07/06/04 Tue
In reply to: Cap'n Nemo 's message, "Dea" on 19:33:23 07/06/04 Tue

...and thinks to oneself "I'm so jealous". :o)
I thought at 38 I felt I had learned so much.. I have much more to go....

>I actually am glad I am 55 and not 25. I am not
>putting down 25-year-olds by saying this, but I didn't
>know anything at 25 compared to 55. I am in the best
>physical shape of my life, thanks to a good
>nutritional and exercise program begun 7 years ago.
>And I am thankful to God every day for what I have in
>life--a wonderful spouse, good friends, a job I enjoy
>(I also teach part-time at the local Community
>College), and the small things that add up to make a
>good day!
>
>And I agree with you, Dea, what other people think of
>me is not important (spouse excepted). I enjoy life,
>and am thankful that braces--as damnable difficult as
>they can be at times--can make a significant
>improvement in my dental health.
>
>>>Thanks for the compliments! When something makes me
>>remember that I am 57, I actually feel shock! I feel
>>just the same inside as I always have. I have
>>excellent health, thank the Lord, and lifetime friends
>>and the wonderful leisure of retirement after teaching
>>for 25 years...plus the amazing freedom that comes
>>when one finally realizes that what other people think
>>doesn't matter a hill of beans! But, even then, when
>>I remember that I am 57, I have to calm the panic that
>>is automatic! I don't know where all the years went
>>at such a zooming and ever increasing rate!

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Re: Glances up to the Wiser Ones....	David	23:31:26 07/06/04 Tue