Perspective from a New Place

The seasons fly past in a manner I could never have imagined in my youth.  Back then, days stretched out into long segments of school, play and home, each season seemed to go on and on, the next one always looming quite far away on the horizon, enticingly.  Now each day whizzes by, the weeks accumulate rapidly, and sometimes I write last year’s date on a check.  “Sunrise, sunset, sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the days”.  

Happily, even though days and years are flying past, for me, they have taken on an unexpected and satisfying richness.  The glory is, rather simply, the gift of time.  Being given the gift of time means that we have been blessed to keep continuing, living, experiencing.  Every moment is precious, to be savored, even the mundane or challenging.  How rare it is to be given the gift of life, and if lucky, given time enough to endure and thrive.  

There have been difficult lessons and disappointments, all of which can now be seen as necessary steps to gaining wisdom, perspective and fortitude.  The youthful Me, the one who adored childhood, play, and freedom from big responsibility, could never have imagined my NOW.  If she could have been shown a glimpse, perhaps she would not have been very surprised.  She was an optimist, after all.  She had zest for life, an inquisitive mind, and enough support to carry on.

Now I recognize that truly, not only are she and I one, but she could sense the forward motion, and I can sense the arc of time back to my earliest awareness, and I see the consistency of my being, my trajectory, and my destination.  

I can hardly wait to start rocking that next Saturn Return, when it arrives!  

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