Embrace this day

From time to time, I consider the topic of my next blog, and discussed this with someone close to me.

"I just wish I could let the ink flow," I said, expanding on how I long to speak of deeper, unpopular subjects.

"So instead, you are fake," my friend said.

"No, I just try to stay positive."

Yet the thought hit me .. real is better, and I asked her how I could write what I am feeling without causing a stir.

She smiled and said "You can word it in such a way ..."

Age.

I am presently 57, and have to say this is the first year that I have felt old.

When I broke my wrist in November, suddenly everywhere I went, young and old, people were reminding me of my age.

How rude! In my opinion!

I never would do that to someone else.

I rumenated over the thought, because that is what I do.

Overthink.

Grapple.

Contemplate with great vigor.

Another friend once shared "the year I became invisible."

Surrounded by young people, I find I am usually the odd one out.

Nobody wants to have a conversation.

Instead, some call it "yapping."

"Yapping," to me, paints the picture of the unwanted, noisy chihuahua, biting at people's heels.

So I tumbled into the "cone of silence."

Communicators.

Both sides of my family, to include all four of my children, are great communicators.

We know that if one of us gets silent, something is up.

Inspiring.

A young coworker and I recently had a conversation about quilts and the possibility of learning to sew.

It was maybe ten minutes.

Reviving.

She may never know how much it meant to me.

Relevant.

I googled "how to converse with young people" to see if there is a secret I am missing.

The general advice is to find commonalities.

I feel like many young people today are not interested in hearing your story.

They want to tell theirs.

So I tried that this week.

Of all things I can confidently do well, allowing others to speak is something that comes easy (i.e. a long career in journalism.)

There's my truth for the week.

Embrace this day. Let others speak. God will provide the opportunities for connection.

May our day be blessed 🙏