I believe the time to ask for permission has come to an end… which brings me to my mom
I don’t know about you and your mom, but I LOVE mine
I feel lucky to have her – even when she gets on my last nerve
Well, maybe not then – but most of the time
She lives in the city so I always have a place to hang my hat
A cup of coffee or more recently a glass of wine to share
she’s got a full and rich life
She plays tennis 3 times a week, goes to the theater, ballet, the opera, she takes enameling at the JCC, she’s on the board of the upper west side community garden and has two plots there that she maintains herself
The woman’s a rock star
Did I mention she’ll be 87 this July?
So why am I talking about my mom today – In part it’s because I have a workshop on the city and I’m sitting in her living room writing this
On my phone so please forgive typos
But more than that, she lives life well, with gusto, and joy
She’s got a huge social network and a calendar to match
She is always up for anything and everything
But she didn’t just wake up one day and have all of these things
She cultivated her life, made room for herself, put herself at the top of her list
She took care of business
AND took care of us
I want to be her one day
She decided to live the life she envisioned and she made it happen
One foot in front of the other
She didn’t ask for permission
you don’t need to either
Just saying
xx
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