Saturday, March 26, 2011

Golden- Smolden!

The golden years are a myth perpetuated by advertising and do-gooders.  The truth is I'm facing my mortality and it ain't great!

I've probably always been a pessimist, a kind of half-empty (or in this case 4/5 empty) kind of gal.  I seem to be in a perpetual state of mourning right now.  I see old people around and realize I'm one of them.  I'm realizing that getting up slowly from the floor is a need rather than a choice, that waking up with aches and pains is not a matter of a new mattress, that I'm probably not going to do that yoga pose again.

This has been going on awhile, but came to a head when I've been struggling with learning to handle Canon in agility.  At first my goofiness and inaccuracy could be attributed to being new at it.  Now I see the people I've been learning with growing and leaving me in the dust.  I am learning, but more slowly.  I have trouble thinking on my feet and remembering what kind of cross I'm going to make where, to call out an obstacle to my dog ahead of time.

This sucks!  I use that word rarely, but it seems to encapsulate my frustration.  I look at my bookshelves and see books I may not get around to reading in my lifetime.  I have dollars in the bank I may not spend.  There many be no more dogs in my future.

When am I going to get that kick that tells me to just do it, and get on with my life?

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