MANAGING LIFE
In all my years of living i don’t think i have managed life too good. I think life has managed me. And that’s not good. In retrospect i would have done things a lot differently. There is something to the old saying that age brings with it the prospect of being somewhat wiser. So many ways i could have made better decisions and if i had, things would be different today.
However, i am so grateful that my whole life has centered around my children and grateful to the man who was their dad. He showed them the right path in life and we instilled in them the moral values and decency in which to prosper. I am so proud of all of them.
As we grow older material things are not so important as they were in younger years. It’s at this stage of life that you begin to think more of how you are going to get rid of the wrinkles, avoid the doctors and survive on your own. If you have never lived alone, this is a scary thought. So in that respect i have always been a dependent instead of independent. The future can look scary sometimes.
Jobie Said,
November 1, 2008 @ 10:20 pm
You never need to worry about the future; you have 4 boys that would do anything for you, mama.
The family is getting a little thinner as time marches on, but we all have each other and our memories of those who went on before us. Nobody knows what the future holds, all we can do is try to do our best to make it a good one.
The future can bring good things too…heck, just look at me…when I was younger, I was skin-and-bones and had all that hair covering up my beautiful head. Now I’ve got some meat on me, and my head is plainly visible for all to see and admire. When I’m not wearing my cowboy hat, that is.
Jobie Said,
November 23, 2008 @ 10:22 pm
Howdy mama,
What happened to the poems? I figured you’d have a new post up by now, instead I see you took one down.