Growing older is both a privilege and a challenge. Not everyone lives to enjoy their senior years. It is a gift to be free to pursue the aspirations that I longed for in my earlier years. If only I had the time, or so the saying goes.

Now, I have more life behind me than I have left to live. Sounds morbid? Maybe, but it is the reality of age. Regardless of age, we are all marching towards an inevitable end, and yet, that reality makes life sweeter. Limits are like that. Time is a precious commodity to consider with care. I find my heart and mind turning towards the spirit, that part of me that is sacred. I am reminded of the challenges I have faced in my life, including both failures and successes. Both are sacred parts of a journey that has molded me into the person I am.

I no longer regret the challenges I have faced in my life. I didn’t want them. It would be so much easier if life were consistently smooth. But I have learned more from the darkness I have faced. The light is always brighter in the darkness.