05/13/2025
Aging is not a slow surrender to time, but a powerful journey into the fullest expression of who we are meant to become. It is not the dimming of the light, but the deepening of its glow. With each passing year, we gain layers of insight, empathy, and resilience. The rush of youth gives way to the richness of perspective, the urgency of ambition softens into the quiet confidence of knowing what truly matters. To grow older is not to fade, it is to become more rooted, more radiant, more whole. It is a privilege, a transformation, and a quiet triumph that many are not granted, and for that, it should be honored, not feared.
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~ Spirit of a Hippie
✍️ Mary Anne Byrne
~ Art by Sophia Love Storey Sophia Love Storey
