On December 1st I will turn 60.
That is a biggie. No way around it. All the platitudes come to mind: 60 is the new 40; All my friends are turning 60 at the same time, so it's not so bad; it's better than the alternative. I can get some really good senior discounts. That's all true. And yet...
Just the sound of it. 60. I will be 60 years old. I am the same age as Israel, except that when it is said in terms of Israel, it seems so young; Israel is such a new country. When it is said in terms of a person, it is getting up there. And time goes so quickly now, so before I know it, I will be writing a blog about turning 70. 70.
And then there are the children. One 'child' just turned 29, the other 'child' just turned 31. omg.
Of course, one very important factor is how healthy one feels. That is major. So far so good. I am grateful for that.
I am grateful for a lot, actually.
Okay. That is what I am going to do. I am going to go the grateful route. I am grateful for my family. I am grateful for my friends. I am grateful for my health. I am grateful for sunshine and laughter and singing and looking at the ocean.
I am grateful for turning 60. 60! This is great!