Savor Your Age.

By Karen and Erica

You are getting older. So is every living person. Savor each moment. And consider these thoughts.

1. You are lucky if you are still here after decades of complicated, exciting, reticulated living. Carry on.
2. You have assets that only living a long time will give you. Experience and wisdom. And a well-rounded sense of humor. Congratulations.
3. Your experience and wisdom are invaluable to those who do not yet have them. Offer them to younger folks.
4. The younger run faster. The older know the shortcuts. Tell them the shortcuts. Let them do the running.
5. You have more agency than ever. And you know how to use it.
6. You’re not climbing the ladder any more. You are creating your own landscape, and will decide for yourself how to move within it.
7. You don’t look dewey, as you did when you were a teenager. You look forceful. And layered. And unstoppable. Much better than dewey.
8. Some of your parts are a little frayed. That’s the price you pay for the extra decades the third demographic dividend gives you. Do your best to keep the parts functional.
9. People who see you as done will find out the hard way how wrong they are. Pity them.
10. You are at the forefront of change. Your favorite place.