I’m so glad you’re writing about this! I think about this a lot. I’m also so glad to hear about Father Rover’s work on the subject, I think most of what I’ve heard about aging is “look how great the silver lining is,” but giving myself permission to grieve the gifts of youth feels like the puzzle piece I did not know was missing.
🙏🏼 Thank you for sharing these words… We need reminders like this to serve as buoys in a world that consistently tells us that adherence to cultural beauty standards > gaining wisdom. The battle is real. 😩
This was great, Karen. Old swamp witches unite.
I’m so glad you’re writing about this! I think about this a lot. I’m also so glad to hear about Father Rover’s work on the subject, I think most of what I’ve heard about aging is “look how great the silver lining is,” but giving myself permission to grieve the gifts of youth feels like the puzzle piece I did not know was missing.
🙏🏼 Thank you for sharing these words… We need reminders like this to serve as buoys in a world that consistently tells us that adherence to cultural beauty standards > gaining wisdom. The battle is real. 😩
I really appreciated this, Karen. Thank you for sharing this wisdom with us. I know I'll come back to it again.
At 65+, I'm applauding this thoughtful ode to aging well, Karen ...
What a word of grace. Thank you!
This is excellent Karen. Thank you!
Thank you for this, Karen! Magnificent writing and the kind of truth we need.
Very relatable. Thanks for being open!
There's lots of hard-fought wisdom here, Karen. Joining you on the quest.