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Write a letter or poem to yourself about what you love about this chapter of your life 1 years, 1 months ago THIS DECADES OF BEING 70+
VICKI L TRUSSELLIDear Unsealed
Today I look forward to my life.
This decade I am 74 years old.
Not sure but had lots of strife.
So, I have been told.
I can say today,
As I relay or dream night and day
Of younger days and love and heartache
Of give and take,
This decade of clicking the box,
That says 70 +,
Such a fuss.
I am an elder with wisdom,
About life and love,
But somehow remain strong,
With reason and rhyme
Of space and time.
This is a time when I should have respect
From kid, grandkids, but
It does not always happen as I have kept.
Moving forward with time
Books and computers all that
I read, listen to music, write and all that.
This period in my life
I look back at relationships,
Loves, marching for equality for all,
And the concept of my fight for humanity
Love, peace, and light,
Are still not understood by certain people in my life.
I thought by this time
With reason and rhyme
They would understand my strife,
To create peace and love
Blessed from up above.
However, this is not so with certain people
But now I am old
I continue to be strong and bold.
I toss specks of salt
Over my right shoulder and left shoulder
To send peace to all
As I recall
Without humanitarians as I am
To tell folks it’s okay
Today
Tomorrow
Any day
I am to adventure to say
I do it my way
You do it your way.
I live one day at a time,
One moment at a time
Of reason and rhyme.
At 74 years old
I am still for peace and love,
Despite the folks who shut me down
All around town
I am woman.
Here me roar!
I have been down there on the floor,
Still an embryo
But I will be strong, progressive,
To move forward in time
With reason and rhyme
I am considered to be an old lady.
I can dye my hair pink.
Or gold or red.
Or whatever I choose,
Its okay todayVoting is closed
People may have disappointed you in life, but you still have you. And you are fierce, talented, and wonderful. So hold on to that and enjoy it and lean into it. And make each day count. Thank you for sharing and as always, thank you for being part of The Unsealed family. <3 Lauren
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Yes I have found out it’s better to talk about being human instead of acting like a mean super woman. 🤗Lauren I have had relationship issues or men issues. So has the whole wide world . I could write a story or prose what I would tell my younger self to help other women. I am okay today. Just sometimes I get bored with my own sons who don’t except me as a peace activist as their dad has completely braunwashed them. I am not over it but have come to the reality that I am okay and don’t need their approval to be a peace humanitarian activist nor my ex I divorced 1989. This is 2024 .
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