Finding Time to be Me at 65

The Time Finder with Paula Eder

The way you use your time is the way you live your life.

Finding Time to be Me at 65

Posted on August 13, 2008, under Time After Time.

These days time finds me reflecting on turning 65. As I’ve noted in previous posts, time is absolute, concrete, and universal. That means that 65 has arrived right on time!

I’m making friends with the reality.

A point in time …
My 65^th birthday is a point in time. It is a day that is no different from the day before or the day after. And, as birthdays go, it’s no different from my 61st birthday … or my 14^th, for that matter. It’s a still point in the flow of time.

Cultural constructs …
As well, this birthday is a marker. Like the 16^th, the 21^st, the 50^th, our culture infuses the 65^th year with special significance. It may not be a meaning that you relate to or welcome or value, but the day carries additional weight in our culture. These constructs, like our images of how someone of a particular age looks or acts, can at once heighten AND obscure the importance of the day.

Step back and take a breath!
The fact is that each day is important, just as each breath is a miracle, bridging from one moment to the next. Turning 65 is as simple as going from one day to another, and as momentous as moving into a new phase of life. It is both things at once, and I am, like my breath, the bridge.

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