My mom and dad are all settled now in their new home. Things are unpacked, they are getting the lay of the land; newspaper delivered to their doorstep, lunches at noon, crafts at 1, canasta on Fridays, etc. The journey since they arrived has been up and down. Some days good, some days difficult. When you've been in one home for fifty years the leaving can be a bit tricky and sometimes sad. But, my parents are spirited people, willing to give it a go. I marvel at the aging process and I wonder how in the world anyone does it gracefully. How do you keep your mind open, your ability to reflect a priority, and your willingness to keep learning at the forefront - yet all the while making room for gratitude. It's easy to be weary, harder to simply appreciate when so many things have come and gone. Like siblings, and parents, and hearing, walking, seeing, sleeping...you know, everything we take for granted, yet a senior truly must learn to do without. Still, here they are posing...posing for a holiday photo. And they look marvelous. They are marvelous. These are my parents. Stunning, amazing seniors. Learning constantly how to handle every little bit that this wild life throws their way. And trying so valiantly to age gracefully.
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