Next chapters, yes. I'm of the age where there's possibly not time for many, if any, next chapters in the here and now. But I'm also of the age where I can look back and see so many different chapters my life has taken, from sailing around the world, to managing a restaurant, to getting my MA, to teaching college courses in composition and literature, to running a nonprofit advocating on social justice and environmental issues, to desperately trying to save my addicted son from himself, to raising his daughter, to finally retiring and writing full-time, and now working to publish what I've written. So many twists and turns I never would have imaged as a young woman. And yet still looking forward to what comes next if I have another ten or twenty years. And yes, extremely curious about what will come then, when I step at last beyond the veil that separates me from all I've ever know. Somehow I anticipate a new adventure, a new exciting chapter awaits me even then. If past is prologue, our lives may be a never-ending book of ever evolving chapters.
Thank you for that response, Deborah! I LOVE LOVE LOVE your attitude. I , too, can look back and see a wonderful collection of chapters , some delightful, some tragic, some empty, others rich and deep. I think there might be a chapter or two left while in this body but I am also open to some new adventure when this body wears out. I am curious.
Next chapters, yes. I'm of the age where there's possibly not time for many, if any, next chapters in the here and now. But I'm also of the age where I can look back and see so many different chapters my life has taken, from sailing around the world, to managing a restaurant, to getting my MA, to teaching college courses in composition and literature, to running a nonprofit advocating on social justice and environmental issues, to desperately trying to save my addicted son from himself, to raising his daughter, to finally retiring and writing full-time, and now working to publish what I've written. So many twists and turns I never would have imaged as a young woman. And yet still looking forward to what comes next if I have another ten or twenty years. And yes, extremely curious about what will come then, when I step at last beyond the veil that separates me from all I've ever know. Somehow I anticipate a new adventure, a new exciting chapter awaits me even then. If past is prologue, our lives may be a never-ending book of ever evolving chapters.
Thank you for that response, Deborah! I LOVE LOVE LOVE your attitude. I , too, can look back and see a wonderful collection of chapters , some delightful, some tragic, some empty, others rich and deep. I think there might be a chapter or two left while in this body but I am also open to some new adventure when this body wears out. I am curious.
Mine would say "His life was a vacation from sobriety yet he didn't drink a thing".
I can aspire to that obit, Michael, but I have a ways to go. Thanks for the idea!
I think mine should simply say: “Almost”