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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

3-Word Wisdom 1: Forget "If-only's"

It's March 1, and my thirty days to sixty countdown begins.  As The Birthday lurks, I find myself doing a lot of self-reflection - sometimes healthy, occasionally depressing, and at times, embarrassingly trivial – am I too old to shop at a store called Forever 21? Is the Olay Regenerist really taking years off as promised, or is my presbyopic eyesight simply - and thankfully - blurring the wrinkles? Occasionally I come down with a serious case of the “if only’s” – if only I had stayed in the teaching profession until retirement...if only I had applied sunblock every day of my life…if only I had actually used my gym membership! Hey life, can I get a do-over?

My birthday present to me is a beautifully wrapped gift of self-acceptance. I forgive myself for what I did not accomplish before 60. The choices I made and the paths I took have all contributed to my 60 year adventure. For better or worse, this is Paula, letting go of the shoulda-woulda-coulda’s!

While I can’t change my past, I have opted to play my experienced, "super adult" card - sharing some of my sage advice to the young-‘uns – in three word phrases. My 30 in 30 Toward 60 will be a daily dose of 3-Word Wisdom. I hope my “followers” (I still blush at that reference!) enjoy my daily musings. They will likely vary in length, and while not all may strike a chord with you, I hope at least a few give you pause to reflect on your journey. Here we go.....
Little Paula Marie begins her journey - 1951
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  1. TeriMarch 1, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    As one of your followers.......I understand the random places our mind takes us, as women, I think we are born to second guess ourselves, and hopefully, as wisdom (IE the BIG 60) slaps us upside the head, we wrestle with the idea,that maybe....just maybe, our path is as it should be. The coulda, shoulda, wouldas don't have a place in my mind anymore.

    I am who I am....isnt that what Popeye said? Yes, memory comes in and out, but I know I will always remember the really important stuff. Fist kiss, first dance, the kids birthdays, first presentatin at work and so on. Besides, in this tech savvy world, some of those dates are "stored" for me.

    While, my children still roll their eyes at me, when I am trying to explain that they too....if they are lucky, will attain the ripe young age of the BIG 60....So, I am forever the mothering type, I am trying to save them the needless worry that I have been doing of late.

    So now, Dear Paula, I am going to dance my way to your 60th....for now that I have attained it...It really is "Aint no big deal"

    Hope to see y'all soon.....before the walkers take us ..

    Teri

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