This morning as I was getting ready for work I looked in the mirror and noticed that balance of power for hair color supremacy, in my beard, has shifted to the Grey Hairs. Most of my salt and pepperness has now become the color of salt. This should not be confused with the status of the hair on top of my head. It has not turned grey, but rather, it has turned loose. I like to think of it as not having less hair but getting more head.
These developments sent the Kirby Cortex into a frenzy. I began thinking about how I was getting old and all of the bad things that accompany getting older. It was at this point that I punched myself in the face (well...mentally, anyway). My self therapy has taught me to begin focusing on the positives and to not look at all that might go wrong but to look at the possibilities.
I have been blessed in this life. No doubt. I have a smoking hot wife who loves me even with all my imperfections. As we've grown older together, we have persevered a lot. While many other couples our age have called it quits, we've continued on. It hasn't been easy sometimes, but I like to say that we just kept shoving. When adversity struck, we just kept shoving and pushing our way through it. When I was weak, she was strong. When I was stupid, she was smart. When I was... Well, you get the picture.
The other day my dear wife broke the microwave. Earlier in the year she broke the pool filter. Whenever she wants a newer version or model of something she breaks the old one. Now, a younger, less mature Bill would have stroked out about how expensive it is to have to buy new stuff. But the more mature, grey-bearded, getting more head Bill reflected on how blessed we were that we could afford new stuff when Sweetie Pie breaks the old stuff.
And that's really what this life is all about. Appreciating and being thankful for the things, and perhaps more importantly, the people that God has given us in this life. So, the next time life gets tough, just keep on shoving. When you think about it, we are all more blessed than we could ever realize.
Be Well.
Bill
