Lines on the face tattoos of aging,
Life is proved upon the body
Like needle-jabs from a blind machine.
Deng Ming~Dao
He goes on to say , "In life, it is we who select what we will become by the actions we perform. There is no reason to go through life thoughtlessly, to let accident shape us. That is like allowing yourself to be tattooed by a blind man."
Wednesday I put on my shoes and went for a walk. I have been feeling a bit overwhelmed by so many things lately, as I am sure each of you feel in your lives as you go along. So when I saw this Blue Heron (look close) on my walk, it made my heart smile. I have always felt that the Blue Heron is my Spirit Animal and they always seem to make an appearance when I need them to, even when I don't realize it.
This morning when I left the house, I saved this picture here on TypePad and was going to finish my post when I got home. When I finally had time to sit down after a busy day and had time to think about my post, it was a completely different post than what I had planned in my mind.
I pulled out my favorite book tonight thinking I would land on a meditation about feeling overwhelmed for inspiration for my post, but instead I landed on the quote above, which made complete sense today when I thought about it.
Last month I turned the page to a new decade…60, and today, exactly a month later Ken turned that page. I won't lie, I struggled with it for a few days and then moved on, but today I watched Ken go through the same struggle…the struggle is real, but time marches on and we can either keep up with it or not.
When we are young, we never think about aging until we are, but yet in our minds we settle our brains to see our 30 something self because even at 60 you really don't feel that much different other than gaining some knowledge and experience along the way….and my thirties were fun! Days filled with children, work and new explorations along with the struggles of our 30 year old selves. I know our sixties will be filled with special times as well with different explorations and different struggles, but even when we make mistakes as we all will, we get to select who we will become by our actions and our heart.
Nope, this was not the post I had in mind when I sat down this morning.at.all.
That Blue Heron made me smile and contemplate beyond the moment.
The Woolen Rabbit 
❤️ love to you Kim ❤️
I have found that the sixities are about ease…. letting go of false things that used to push me onward, freeing myself from any particular body image that I might ‘need’, weeding out clothes, shoes, nick nacks in my home, a paring down of the ‘weight’ of life.
I think you’ll come to love it.
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I am struggling with this too, though 9 months behind you and Ken. Glad you had a glimpse of your heron today.
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Lovely post. Thank you
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A friend at work turned 60 two weeks ago and she also struggled. It surprised me, honestly, because she’s very practical, but it’s clearly a thing. You and Ken are as young as you feel and age is just a number! (Remind me I said this in 7 years, okay?)
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I love what Teyani has to say. Since I almost didn’t see 60 I had a different experience. 50 wasn’t easy and the next big number, in just over a year, will be very hard. I will keep Teyani’s words in my mind. The colors in your picture remind me of Germinate, which I wear daily. The gold of the leaves, the blue water, the warm tones, it’s just beautiful, Kim. xo
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This was so well said. I have found it to be ‘freeing’ in many ways, also. Letting go of stuff is still the hardest, but not accumulating more has been easy.
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I hit 60 in May. Welcome to the club! I didn’t have much trouble with 50, but I had a real problem with 60. It bothered me for weeks. But after a month or so, I guess I just stopped thinking about it.
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