Wonderful piece! As a fellow 1959-er I decided in June that this is my "practice year". Each month I try new habits(tv free august), trips and experiences. Why do this monthly- I thrive with smaller goals!
Like you I mostly grew up in the North Country-Canton,NY- and have recently reached out to childhood girlfriends that share all my rem…
Wonderful piece! As a fellow 1959-er I decided in June that this is my "practice year". Each month I try new habits(tv free august), trips and experiences. Why do this monthly- I thrive with smaller goals!
Like you I mostly grew up in the North Country-Canton,NY- and have recently reached out to childhood girlfriends that share all my remember when we... moments. After 50 plus years of no contact AT ALL it's bizarre to share how we all impacted one another and how our family traditions and philosophies have echoed across time and the continents. I love your writing and look forward to your book! You put into words aspects and practices of being this age that I hadn't seen that I share. I'm grateful every day that so many of the things one thinks it's important to strive for in our younger years are now in the past. We know how stuff turns out, we've tackled the challenges, and the life list making of my younger colleagues is a thing of the past (partner, Wedding, career, residence and it's decor, children, their schooling and emotional growth, hobbies, etc etc). Thank you!
I'm a Canton fan! although I did high school in Ogdensburg (we lived 10 miles out of town). My Dad and stepmom are up there still, in a log home he designed and built (with Amish lumber and help) when he was 75 -- another example for me to follow! We've gone back pretty much annually throughout our kids' childhoods, and there's something stablizing about how much the area does *not* change, right? I appreciate the beauty of it more now; we try to rent camps on the St Lawrence when visiting, and understand now why those sunsets are so famous. Thank you.
Wonderful piece! As a fellow 1959-er I decided in June that this is my "practice year". Each month I try new habits(tv free august), trips and experiences. Why do this monthly- I thrive with smaller goals!
Like you I mostly grew up in the North Country-Canton,NY- and have recently reached out to childhood girlfriends that share all my remember when we... moments. After 50 plus years of no contact AT ALL it's bizarre to share how we all impacted one another and how our family traditions and philosophies have echoed across time and the continents. I love your writing and look forward to your book! You put into words aspects and practices of being this age that I hadn't seen that I share. I'm grateful every day that so many of the things one thinks it's important to strive for in our younger years are now in the past. We know how stuff turns out, we've tackled the challenges, and the life list making of my younger colleagues is a thing of the past (partner, Wedding, career, residence and it's decor, children, their schooling and emotional growth, hobbies, etc etc). Thank you!
I'm a Canton fan! although I did high school in Ogdensburg (we lived 10 miles out of town). My Dad and stepmom are up there still, in a log home he designed and built (with Amish lumber and help) when he was 75 -- another example for me to follow! We've gone back pretty much annually throughout our kids' childhoods, and there's something stablizing about how much the area does *not* change, right? I appreciate the beauty of it more now; we try to rent camps on the St Lawrence when visiting, and understand now why those sunsets are so famous. Thank you.