The dreaded class reunion

Hello friends, sorry it's been so long since my last post, but it was intentional.  I have been stuck at a weight loss plateau after losing 102 pounds this year,  and needed to investigate the cause privately and process before I posted again.  

We just celebrated our class reunion this past week-end and it was awesome, but not without stress.  My thoughts prior to the reunion were something along these lines, "do I really look as old as I feel". "does anyone else really care that I have all  these new wrinkles", "does everyone else have these same trivial concerns", "will I be able to get into the venue without a cane",  and this is where I will stop with this nonsense.  I got the greatest slap of reality at the reunion.  What we look like just doesn't matter as much to anyone else as it does to us.  Honestly, I didn't pass one judgement on anyone either at or after the reunion.  It was just great to spend time with people I grew up with, have loved for years, shared some good and some bad times with, and will hopefully grow some friendships with these people in the coming years.  Let's face it folks, we get wrinkles, we get chunky, our skin get's looser, our hair falls out and our eyesight worsens.  I am just happy to have most of my important parts and have them work reasonably well most of the time.  This is not to say my appearance is not important to me,I haven't completely lost my mind,  but at 55 years old, I'm over worrying about what's to come regarding my appearance.  We have so many better attributes and accomplishments to celebrate; the gift of children, grandchildren, marriages, surviving the loss of parent's and siblings.  Let's not waste our energy and efforts on something we have no control over.  I am not suggesting we turn into complete slugs and disregard taking care of our health.  What I am suggesting is let's support each other with love and celebrate, truly celebrate who we are as we are and HAVE SOME FUN!!!  I plan on getting together with some new/old friends and creating a support system of those who know me and love me as I am where I am.  That my friends is wisdom and self acceptance and frankly sexy as hell as far as I'm concerned.  I don't remember a time thinking my classmates were more beautiful or valuable than at this moment.  We all show some wear, but that is so much more interesting than a blank slate.   

Until next time, CT