The Older I Get

the more I value family and friends and life and the less concerned I am about surface stuff, 

                       …the more I appreciate old values, old friends, old remedies to ills–ills that are physical,  emotional, or spiritual.

                       …the more I want to hug my loved ones.

                       …the more I see humor in inconsequential things. 

                      …the less concerned I am about other people’s opinion of me. I am who I am and I can’t control how someone else perceives me.

                       …the more I value family time and talks with friends and reminiscing. 

The older I get, the more life, love, freedom, laughter, family, and friendships mean to me. And coffee–the older I get, the more I relish a good cup of hot, strong coffee and a shivery cozy mystery to go along with it. The older I get, the more I realize this is a good time to be alive.