Old Age Day by Day April 3, 2012

Today is a girlfriend day, as I'm having tea with one and lunch with the other.  My friends anchor me, and I treasure my time with them.  The small moments are my best.  The laughter, sharing, and sadness are my most valued times.  It's nice to take a trip or see something new, but nicer still to witness each other's journey through life's ups and downs and middles.  The middles are fine.  I'm all for middles.  As I get older I don't seek the highs and lows - the thrills and chills.  I feel most alive, most fully present, in the steady drum of life.  The sounds of frog songs in the night.