ALWAYS OK AM I

always thinking, always listening, always knowing

always am I

ok

always

(though to be totally honest, I do have doubts, yes a lot, yet I hold to this truth I believe)

I said to a friend who asked how I was doing this week

'I was good, working on great'

it was all I had to offer

this morning these words spoke to me, I wanted to share

to me it was

encouragement

to keep believing in life

age is irrelevant

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we grow old

not to fade away

but to embrace

all of who we are

and still

to be

knowing

ones heart is full

of a life lived

in joy

in grief

in celebration

in pain

is

who we are

we grow old

to feel deeply

our journey

all of who it is we are

is this moment

now

we grow old

to live

yet again today

to experience life

yet again

tomorrow

if tomorrow is gifted once more

my mantra

'love is my experience'

in life

the lens through which I view

my moments

now

yes

I grow old in number only

within I play

each day

celebrating

me

smile … Nancy