Carole I just entered my 70s and I find there has been a big shift for me since entering this new decade. I have lived with diabetes for 20 years and have had to be so cautious and careful about so many things. Now other conditions are cropping up and it is hard to manage it all. Keeping track of medications etc. is a full time job. I used to recent it and grumble about how hard it is. Now I as much as possible I find I turned to God for my sense of peace and life long learning. Each night I give thanks for another day of living and gratitude for all the care and attention I gave myself and got from others. I lay the rest down and ask God to take care of it for me. When I wake up again the next morning I give thanks for another day and help with making the best decisions for myself that day. I do my best to focus on the life giving aspects of my living each day and as body functions begin to diminish I am learning to live more wholesomely with that. Some days I just let it all go and lose myself in a good book or start doing my own writing. It is good to have friends who are also living with similar issues. We can laugh and cry with each other. Thanks for this post and the many ways you use your writing to engage with the rest of us. You are a blessing. Beth
Carole I just entered my 70s and I find there has been a big shift for me since entering this new decade. I have lived with diabetes for 20 years and have had to be so cautious and careful about so many things. Now other conditions are cropping up and it is hard to manage it all. Keeping track of medications etc. is a full time job. I used to recent it and grumble about how hard it is. Now I as much as possible I find I turned to God for my sense of peace and life long learning. Each night I give thanks for another day of living and gratitude for all the care and attention I gave myself and got from others. I lay the rest down and ask God to take care of it for me. When I wake up again the next morning I give thanks for another day and help with making the best decisions for myself that day. I do my best to focus on the life giving aspects of my living each day and as body functions begin to diminish I am learning to live more wholesomely with that. Some days I just let it all go and lose myself in a good book or start doing my own writing. It is good to have friends who are also living with similar issues. We can laugh and cry with each other. Thanks for this post and the many ways you use your writing to engage with the rest of us. You are a blessing. Beth
Beth, what a wonderful, helpful response. Thanks too for your words of support. It means a lot.
Smile....we are all in this together.