On Entering the Sixties

Yesterday I entered the 60's. It was my birthday. Last birthday I reached 60, and this one I entered that decade having turned 61. Sixty-one! Sixty-one!! It sounds so old, yet I feel so much younger. A good 15 years, maybe 20. Most of the time. Sometimes I seemed to be plagued by arthritis and feel my age then. But I never thought 61 would look like this. I remember my mother (aunt) being 61 and she seemed so much older than me at this age.

Well, it seemed like a good time for reflecting on my life over the past decades. And reflect I did! I've been reflecting all week, both positive and negative. But I must say, perhaps surprisingly, mostly positive. I guess mostly I wish I would have accomplished more, but it seems most people feel that way.

Today I had lunch with Sandi Jones. Sandi and I share the same birthday though I am a few years older. We ate at Amalia's in Oconomowoc. It's labeled as a family restaurant, but I think it's mostly a chic joint. A middle-aged and up chic joint. Mary and I like to eat there. Joan and I used to eat there also when it was Mug and Muffin.

It was nice to get to know Sandi better. I admire her because she is an assertive, take-charge person, but doesn't seem to be pushy. At least, I haven't found her so. But she's also a lovely Christian lady who speaks softly and quietly. A good person to emulate.

When all is said and done at the end of the day, I feel a lot like a country western song that was popular years ago. It said "...I've seen sites and life's been somethin'." In other words, I feel that if God called me home tonight, I could leave without regrets. I've lived a full life and life's been somethin'!