A mother's wisdom...

My mother use to say to me, "if you are able to count all your true friendships on one hand when you get older, then you should consider yourself lucky". I kind of understood what she meant BUT I was a teenager at the time and one with larger than average breasts and a big white smile. I was popular and had the friendships by virtue of boobs and a smile,,, whether I wanted to be or not.

Well, those words from mother are ringing somewhat true these days. I still have a lot of friends, but my true friendships list is small and not more than a handful. Some days I'm great at nuturng those true friendships and other days I suck. I continue to learn and grow and become a better friend, as I get older.

In closing, another aging 'ah ha' moment from mother was... "the older you get, the faster time flies by". I used to think, what does she know, she's old. Ironically, she's only 17 years older than me. Shit, I have shoes older than that, dated men older (& younger) than that and kept clothes longer than that thinking that I would someday fit back into them.

Turns out, she was right on both counts.

Living and learning is a great way to grow, but to have the insight as a young person to listen and apply the wisdom of others is brilliant.