Sass and Vitality
ByI was re-reading some old journals. When I was younger I spent as much time as possible outside, adored deep conversations late into the night, and was always involved in something interesting. I was thinking what would the me of my college years think about the me of now?
(Me 1988)
What I loved about that time period is how full of vitality and sass I was, even though I was getting almost no sleep.
I think as we age, we can lose some of that vitality under the burden of responsibilities. Especially if we don’t include things we are passionate about into our lives and if we don’t keep on learning.
What were you like when you were younger? What made your heart race? What did you make time for even if it meant staying up late?
I find the days I take time to go for a walk in the woods or go for a motorcycle ride I am more vital. And after a good conversation I can feel renewed. And when I lose myself in learning something new, the rest of my day flows as well.
I hate the idea of becoming a dried up shell of a woman who can’t radiate any joy or vitality because she has used it all up keeping a perfect house, nurturing everyone but herself and spending all her time in duties with no time for curiousity.
I have to remind myself of this all the time, when guilt creeps in to cage my wants until all that are left are shoulds.
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Inspirational post and brilliant blog, Beth. I know my college self wouldn’t recognise me (eating vegetables and counting calories!!!) but I think I have changed for the better. You are so right though, taking time to do the things I used to do and love is so essential.
my experience has been in reverse, i did’nt really have any aspirations as a younger me, i was burdened with responsibility from an early age as my mum passed away when i was a teenager. my aspired thoughts have arrived later in life, being creative, drawing, crafting, reading and engaging with my spiritual side, which i find amazing, so i think when my teenage/college self would look at me now, i think she would be impressed that im not the self conscious, reactive, people pleaser i was then. i seem to be injecting more vitality as i get older, if i could shift some weight i would be delighted with me!!!!
regards
anne
I completely agree with your thoughts and have been feeling the same way. Back to school and fall times of the year prompt me to reminisce about my childhood and what I wanted out of life. It makes it much easier to de-clutter my home now, since I remember how much “simpler” it was not having to be so responsible for “things”.
Thanks again for you encouragment. I look foward to the newsletters to keep me going.
I think my younger self would be pleased in the way I have grown in confidence and with what I have achieved. I do miss those long conversations into the early hours but they still happen occasionally I think I expected to feel more ‘grown-up’ by now but that’s still not happened!
I love these comments – yes it’s true we have made good changes.