Embrace your age
“Every year brings you closer to expressing your whole and healed self. I celebrate that. Honor it. Hold it in reverence. And I’m grateful for every age I’m blessed to become.” ~Oprah Winfrey
All of us suffer pain and emotional wounds throughout our lives. Nobody leaves this world unscratched.
The key phrase in today’s quote is “your whole and healed self.” One of the gifts of aging is the informed perspective we earn from years of experience.
And how well we age depends on our attitude as well as the lifestyle choices we make. We can dwell on the past and rehash our list of regrets; or we can move forward with renewed courage and optimism. ~CL
Cindy La Ferle
Throughout my career, I've worked as a book production editor, travel magazine editor, features writer, and weekly newspaper columnist. My award-winning lifestyles features and essays have appeared in many national magazines and anthologies, including Newsweek, Reader's Digest, The Christian Science Monitor, Writer's Digest, Victoria, Better Homes & Gardens, Bella Grace, and more. My weekly Sunday "Life Lines" column ran for 14 years in The Daily Tribune (Royal Oak, MI) and won a First Place (Local Columns) award from the Michigan Press Association. My essay collection, Writing Home, includes 93 previously published columns and essays focusing on parenthood and family life.
