Monday, December 18, 2023

"The rest is still unwritten."

 


Today is my birthday. 

Now it's not a milestone birthday but it's one that I have been having a few concerns about. I am about to start the final chapter of my 50s. After this year I will no longer be able to say I am a woman in my fifties...or maybe I'll just announce

Feck it, I identify as a 20 year old, 8st, multi millionairess. Now hand me over my money.

But joking aside, growing older (notice I didn't say growing old) is not an opportunity that is afforded to everyone. So I am here contemplating the year ahead and determined to grasp each and every opportunity that comes my way, and even a few that don't.

So, to quote the philosopher Natasha Bedingfield

Today is where your book begins,

The rest is still unwritten.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7k0a5hYnSI


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