There will be an agreement in whatever variety of actions, so they be each honest and natural in their hour. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
What would you say to the person you were five years ago? What will you say to the person you’ll be in five years? (Author: Corbett Barr)
“5 Years”: First of all, that’s a song on the Ziggy Stardust album, which is now playing in my head. Bowie ear worm FTW.
I’d tell my 5-year-younger self 3 things.
First: She was right to have misgivings about the 40′s. They have *not* been as good as the 30′s for me.
Second: Make sure you continue to see your eye doctor. I may have glaucoma, and I’m so glad that I have always regularly seen an optometrist, since if I do have it, it’s been caught early.
Third: She was not imagining it when she thought that it was taking longer to heal and that we injure ourselves more easily. I hurt myself way more easily than I ever did. I really have to watch it when I walk/row/lift weights/work out in general, because if I overdo even a little bit, I do not bounce back like I did 10 years ago. It’s kind of a pain in my ass, frankly.
What would I tell my 5-year-older self?
Dude, I hope perimenopause is over for you – sheesh. My experience isn’t very problematic, but it’s still annoying. Finish, already!
