Things you realize as you get older
I am getting older and older every single second. My telomeres (I am a biochemistry grad student) are shortening quickly. My genome is constantly mutating and so are my aspirations. My skin is changing and so is my soul(if I have one).
Life is changing, weather is drastically changing(Global Warming, woof!). My priorities in life are changing, passions are changing. There is just too much change to cope up with but I am changing and changing is really important.
I would rather change than be the same person I was 2 years ago or 5 months ago or a weak ago. Honestly, if I learn a new thing a day, sleep smarter than I woke up, that's enough for me to feel accomplished although my sky high goals get the best of me most of the time but you get the point.
The point is to change, to prosper, to develop, to grow. You might grow away from the sun initially but sooner or later you will find the sun.
I am not perfect, you are not perfect, nothing is perfect. Perfection is an apparition, perfection is unnecessary. Getting older, constantly changing, evolving, revolving are realities, some of the few definite things (unless you are the curious case of Benjamin Button) in life.
Uncertainty makes me really uncomfortable. Uncertainty make me go haywire but uncertainty is what makes my life interesting, good interesting sometimes. Age is certain but everything else about it is not.
My wishes are getting simpler. I'm getting old but I am trying to be a better person, for myself, who else?
Yours truly.
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Totally love the references to your telomeres and genome! I am fascinate by what the world of science keeps learning about our DNA and how if certain pathways to hold down inflammation, control the storm of oxidative stress and keep at bay fibrous generation we probably wouldn't age at all! Now that to me means we get to keep changing and growing mentally while keeping our vitality.
Love the pic of the aged hands in the lap of an aging soul!
Ah, life. Hope you are smiling and keeping up with your journey here.
Linda
You are getting old when you realize fashion is repeating itself, and you are comfortable with wearing everything ;)
Excellent post. Always try to achieve 1 new thing a day, never look back with regret, always look forward with anticipation.
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I thought millennials don't worry about getting older, :-). Yes you are getting older. But like a fine wine ... you're just getting better. You've got a whole lot of living to do at your age. Enjoy the journey.