I don\u2019t remember much of the movie\u201d Thorn Birds\u201d I do remember one particular scene, pertaining to age, as it spoke to me, even as a teenager. The line shared by Mary Carson (played by Barbara Stanwyck) as she replied to Ralph de Bricassart (played by Richard Chamberlin) on the stairs, was so gracefully delivered. She had been in love with Father Ralph, but always fighting those feelings and shared her thoughts on aging.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, Father de Bricassart, let me tell you something. Inside this stupid body I\u2019m still young\u2014I still feel, I still want, I still dream, I still kick up my heels and chafe at restrictions like my body. Old age is the bitterest vengeance our vengeful God inflicts upon us. Why doesn\u2019t He age our minds as well?\u201d\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n As I grow older I remember this line, as the time continues ticking. I remember it as age works its evil magic on my physical form, yet I still feel, inside, the same young girl I\u2019ve always been. Recently, I turned 50, I felt emotionally fine and would tell you so if you asked. Yet somewhere, secretly hiding inside me, was sadness in saying goodbye to my spirited youth while welcoming in a new sage spirit.<\/p>\n Nobody wants to be old, at least I don\u2019t think they do, being old is part of life and if you are lucky enough, you get to experience it. I\u2019ve taken good care of my physical form and in return it seems to be behaving very well. I won\u2019t complain about aging as there are benefits, one being retirement. We dream about it during our working years. All I hope for is to be in my right mind and be able to physically enjoy my non-working years; this is why I continue to take good care of both my physical and mental self.<\/p>\n Still, I feel the same inside as I did when I was a girl so many years ago. I have to remind myself that I\u2019m no longer a youngster, as I toil away in the gardens and find myself a bit more stiff and sore than in years past or struggle finding ways to cover signs of aging.<\/p>\n Last night I heard a song I\u2019d heard many times before, this time however, it brought tears to my eyes as I heard the words.<\/p>\n Bonnie Raitt\u2019s Nick of Time: <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201c\u2026I see my folks are getting on No matter how you tell yourself I\u2019m not ready for this but have no choice, time stops for nobody and certainly won\u2019t stop for me. My only choice is to be sure to make the best of my journey and hopefully be graceful, fit, and healthy into my golden years..<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fighting Age, Gracefully I don\u2019t remember much of the movie\u201d Thorn Birds\u201d I do remember one particular scene, pertaining to age, as it spoke to me, even as a teenager. 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\nAnd I watch their bodies change
\nI know they see the same in me
\nAnd it makes us both feel strange<\/p>\n
\nIt’s what we all go through
\nThose lines are pretty hard to take
\nWhen they’re staring back at you..\u201d<\/p>\n