My life is coming full circle. You can tell you're on the down side if you're grateful to receive your kids hand-me-downs. Michael recently bought himself a new laptop, a must for his ongoing work and studies. He had babied his 5 year old one as far as it would go, and so I got his old one, and was very happy for it.
For Michael's purposes however it just wasn't cutting it any more, and when he explained it's limitations it occurred to me that mine are about the same. Certainly my batteries run down very quickly, and my memory is just about non existent. I'm also not very fast, and not very bright. And just like an old laptop there's not much you can do about it. Despite the exceptional care one may take of his laptop or his body, when things are outdated, they are outdated! Old is old!
I like my analogy because it helps me to accept the inevitable, while at the same time encourages me to focus on the things I can control. And if there's one thing you be said for age it's that with it comes experience. And with experience coms craftiness.
On that note I take great pleasure in telling you, that after some playing around, and some great advice from Odd John, my old laptop now has a battery that is like new, and twice as much memory. Lightning fast! Woohoo! I pilfered parts from Roo's old beer damaged one! Life is good. Thanks Mikey!!
And after a few days rest I feel young again as well. One more day off tomorrow, then the race Sunday, and then it's hell bent for leather again! (whatever that means??
....and I know I say this a lot but I love this simple little thought and the way it was expressed....
"Create around one at least a small circle where matters are arranged as one wants them to be."---Anna Freud
Love
Peter
For Michael's purposes however it just wasn't cutting it any more, and when he explained it's limitations it occurred to me that mine are about the same. Certainly my batteries run down very quickly, and my memory is just about non existent. I'm also not very fast, and not very bright. And just like an old laptop there's not much you can do about it. Despite the exceptional care one may take of his laptop or his body, when things are outdated, they are outdated! Old is old!
I like my analogy because it helps me to accept the inevitable, while at the same time encourages me to focus on the things I can control. And if there's one thing you be said for age it's that with it comes experience. And with experience coms craftiness.
On that note I take great pleasure in telling you, that after some playing around, and some great advice from Odd John, my old laptop now has a battery that is like new, and twice as much memory. Lightning fast! Woohoo! I pilfered parts from Roo's old beer damaged one! Life is good. Thanks Mikey!!
And after a few days rest I feel young again as well. One more day off tomorrow, then the race Sunday, and then it's hell bent for leather again! (whatever that means??
....and I know I say this a lot but I love this simple little thought and the way it was expressed....
"Create around one at least a small circle where matters are arranged as one wants them to be."---Anna Freud
Love
Peter
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