By Barrie Davenport

“Age is an issue of mind over matter.  If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” ~Mark Twain

OK friends, here’s a question for you: how do you feel about aging?

Does this question make you feel a bit nauseous or are you happily oblivious to time marching on?

I never thought about it much until it started to happen. Now I feel like I’m trying to catch a runaway train. For so long I considered myself young. Then I had teenagers, and they kindly remind me daily that I’m not. The strange thing is, I still feel young inside. Sometimes I’ll pass my reflection in a window and wonder, “Who is that woman staring at me?” Then I realize it’s me, and I can hardly believe it. When did I get here?

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