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Amy Brown's avatar

Beautiful, Amy. I can so relate to feeling this way, at 63. When we give up trying to control the narrative, what unfolds instead is surprisingly beautiful, even when it is far from the future we envisioned in our 20s or 30s.

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Amy Byrnes's avatar

Thank you, Amy. I remembering hearing Anne Lamott say once that she is constantly reminding herself to keep her "sticky fingers off the spaceship's steering wheel." And it's so true. I really want to skip to the end and read the last page but, alas, that is not to be. It is far from what I had pictured and, as you say, it's surprisingly beautiful.

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Half Baked Retirement's avatar

i love Alone.

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Rainy Beth's avatar

I had one psychic reading many years ago and was single at the time, with no hope that I would find my person. She told me I would marry a guy 6 feet tall with dark hair and green eyes and have 2 kids. Wouldn’t you know it, that’s exactly what happened. I still think about that day and still can’t believe she was so right.

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