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Lynn's avatar

This spoke deeply to me and my state of being, Courtney. At 68, during this past year, I have been experiencing many similar experiences as you wrote about. They continue to be a combination of painful, enlightening, and deeply humbling. I have wished I could have undergone this transformative process earlier in my life, instead of just charging through in my own coping way. However, I am also trying to have compassion for myself, and forgive myself for not working on this a long time ago. In fact, I thought I had been working on it- very enlightening to learn how much about myself I hid from my conscious self. Anyway, thank you for writing this. I feel less alone in my journey after reading it. I also feel buoyed up by your words to keep working on growing up and embracing life and all it brings.

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Juliana's avatar

Wow. I read this in the middle of a super busy work day and while I don't have time (ha) to put more thoughts into these words all I can say is that they stopped me in my tracks. How boring and beautiful and fascinating aging is....

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