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Am growing old too soon

So you are done dressing up and doing your make up, you walk to the dresser for that final look then you notice them! The fine lines around your eyes!! When did this happen? I am only in my 20s, to get the assurance you ask your spouse “Honey! Do I look old?” You ask all this hoping for the most positive answer, he shrugs; they always do because in all honesty men don’t get it. They don’t always do or so you think. Moving on, it becomes a subject of discussion over at coffee with the girls as each of you gives suggestions on a remedy.

Old age, a compulsory stage of life, just like wine, we are supposed to get better. At times however we focus so much on the “disadvantages” that come with the package than the good times. Loss of beauty, flexibility and health challenges, changes in lifestyle, loneliness and at times stigma are some of the fears that most of us if not all have about old age. Have you ever thought of the memories?

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