my aches and pains tell me that i am aging. i see the signs in my body, as my shoulders slump forward and the curvature in my spine becomes more pronounced. i have less energy and endurance and must rest more frequently and the chores that are necessary to care for our home and yard take longer. i often lament those changes, but i also feel a deep sense of gratitude.
not everyone has the opportunity to grow old. many are cut down long before that stage of their lives is reached. i am grateful that i am still very mobile. there is little i'm unable to do, even though it may take me longer. i am undergoing physical therapy to counter the problems with my aging body, and, though the exercises i perform are exhausting, i can tell that they are helping. my neck is more flexible, and the corrections i'm making to some bad posture habits are helping. so, i am grateful that there are steps i can take to help my body function better.
i know that as long as i continue to age my body will continue to deteriorate. this is a part of life, and i am grateful that i have reached this stage. i hope that i can retain gratitude for this aging body until it no longer has life left in it. may each of us be thankful for the gifts our bodies give us. may we acknowledge the great miracle of biology that is the human body, this machine that can repair itself in so many ways despite our growing older. may we relish each breath, each step, and each bite we take. shalom.
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