An Age By Any Other Name

A friend commented to me on her 79th birthday: “Today is the first day of my 80th year.” Since I’m on the lookout for different ways to look at age, I enjoyed that reframing which, for me, shifted the perspective from an emphasis on a number to a focus on wisdom. It was a delight that, as the party unfolded, my new viewpoint held, and our conversation was tinted and enriched with my focus on the words that showed how well she expressed the richness of her many life experiences. She showed up as a woman who has earned her wisdom, not just as a higher number.

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