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TransientTinkerer I couldn’t help but snicker at the fact it pisses so many off. I experience that side effect as well, and I rather enjoy it as I shrug my shoulders.
I know it seems like that lightness is simply who I am, but after the last few years it was drained from me severely due to the curveballs so many of us encounter in some way, shape, or form. So now that I’m working my way back to rebuild it and to who I’ve really missed being, I love witnessing that side effect from others because it solidifies that I’m on the path I want to be on for a change. And I think that within that pissed off there might be a hint of light that actually infects them some. That’s the hope anyway.
The one thing that I’m noticing though is that my mind is not fully aligning with my body, which is a sucky part of growing older. There’s so much energy busting through the seams of my mind…so many ventures I want to experience…but my body feels so weighted down by the restraints of knees that had years of running races and playing hopscotch. The restraints of my shoulders learning Janet Jackson dance routines in my living room. The restraints of my back lifting three toddler boys constantly because my embrace felt that safe to them.
My mind is always ready to conquer the world in so many storybook ways, while my body feels like it’s lived five lifetimes to their fullest.
