July 20, 2010

#510 on age being a privilege, not an excuse

they say
you are who you are well before you're an adult
so things like beliefs and attitudes and physiology
harden into things less malleable
but i have a 50+ mum who took up running
(for the first time)
a 30+ brother who returned to school
(once considered hell)
and a 20+ friend who is a social acrobat
(a recluse through childhood)
so let's admit that phrases like
it's too late now
my time for that is past
maybe when i was younger
are excuses
and excuses become truth only with acceptance
so write that list
start at the top
work your way down
watch that list shrink and grow
watch that list accessorize with check-marks
as you fight excuses and turn "impossible"
     into done


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