Well, it's the middle of October already, and my birthday looms near. Hooray!!! I LOVE the fact that I am growing older and, thank GOD, I am growing wiser as well.
I enjoy knowing that the world will not end because my hair isn't quite right. The world won't end because a boy doesn't like me as much as he likes another. As my dad so lovingly told me many many years ago as he was consoling me over the loss of a beau..."Honey, you were born with one asshole. You don't need another one!"
Growing older allows me to not really care too much what folks think of me. Of course I strive to be a good person and retain the small-town values and morals with which I was raised, but other than that, if someone doesn't think I measure up, well, they're certainly entitled to their opinion!
I'm blessed to be able to paint and am honored folks actually think enough of my work to buy it so they can see it every day. I'm less tolerant of people who won't try to better their situation, because anyone can be successful in this country if they try. I've grown more conservative in my politics and less conservative with my hair color. I've developed a closer relationship with God as I have aged, and appreciate every moment I am alive.
My old truck still carries me where I need to go, my dog adores me, and I have a family and lots of friends who all love and understand me. Would I go back to younger years, maybe do a few things different? Nope. All the mistakes I made, the wrong people I hung out with, my eclectic career choices and my complete lack of fashion sense have served me well and shaped me into someone with whom I am quite comfortable.
I can't wait to see what else God has in store for me!!
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