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You see, sometimes I'm kind of fun, crazy, and off-the-wall! Even the second graders I work with were "talking about" my outfit on St. Patrick's Day! (Except for a certain second grade friend of mine who happens to lovvvve green! He said, "OHHH Mrs. Gerken, you are wearing my favorite dark green, and all the colors of green!!" with a big grin that made all the other snickers worth it!) And, my kids said, "Wow, Mom!"...shaking their heads.
It made me smile, remembering when I was young and so caught up in what everyone else thought. To some degree, I still do care about a few things. But, definitely not whether I dress crazy on St. Paddy's day!
It reminds me of something my Irish father once said:
"With every decade you will concern yourself less with things...you will not get stressed out over every little thing. The things that bother you in your twenties, won't when you're thirty...and so on."
It sounds like every decade brings a little more freedom from the things that we hold on to, and the things that hold on to us, keeping us from fully being the person we were intended to be. And I think as I walk with the Lord, I am more O.K. with the person He has created me to be...with each passing year.
6 comments:
You look adorable in your green :) I guess that is true, the older we get, the less things bother us. There should be some good things that come from getting older, right?! Ha!
You look great !!! You know it is very true what I used to let bother me , it doesn't even matter now.
Caroline
you look so cute! What a great picture and a great memory for you, your kids and your students!
I think you look great in all your green. :)
I think your dad is right!
That's great! Wow! I won't even go get my mail unless I have make-up on. lol Maybe when I'm in my thirties I won't care. heheheh
The words from your father are wise indeed. I do agree. As time goes by, I care a little less than I did a few years prior.
I LOVE your outfit and SO applaud what you've written. It's so GOOD to dare to be ourselves! Sometimes we all need to be reminded just how important that is and to take a look our life and ask ourselves that question.
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