Embracing the Gift of Aging

POV: you’re getting older And you realize now that getting older is a gift. Because the alternative is not having seemingly unlimited chances to experience all the things life has to offer each day How do you feel about getting older/aging? -story time below- A young girl - probably in her teens was working at an outdoors store and gave me a compliment & said, I hope I look like you when I’m older. Her voice kind of shook at the last part, realizing that the phrasing could be an insult but it’s actually not at all. I was just as surprised she was that I wasn’t offended lol With age comes experience, hopefully more peacefulness, more confidence, more safety within yourself and surroundings, the ability to walk away, speak your truth and live your life without needing the approval (or not as much lol) of others Literally no shade to any age but I am so personally happy to be out of the angsty stage of life that seemed to last forever! 📷 by @zoezyvith or @dashaslens idk 🙈 . . .