tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333594380363882958.post1540771486737419119..comments2023-08-28T03:19:34.617-07:00Comments on It's Nelly's World: Remembrance of Remembrance of Things PastMelissa Holbrook Piersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617752678155038816noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333594380363882958.post-44132625908570538002010-08-02T09:17:31.946-07:002010-08-02T09:17:31.946-07:00As usual, Ren, you pull me back into the (rich) pr...As usual, Ren, you pull me back into the (rich) present. And I can honestly say, in the next breath after the regret & nostalgia, that I am giddily happy when I sense now the true meaning of this grabbing of life with both hands: because it's here, now, and will not be forever. It's a paradox, the relief I feel at that.<br /><br />I was a roiling mess of unhappiness in my twenties and thirties, and it's a bloody wonder I am still around. So I can now think, "What the hell was all that fuss about??"Melissa Holbrook Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617752678155038816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333594380363882958.post-37031726759209745062010-08-02T04:29:37.506-07:002010-08-02T04:29:37.506-07:00Every decade that I go through, I am happier and h...Every decade that I go through, I am happier and happier that I never have to live through either my twenties or thirties again. Yeah, my joints hurt and my arms have sagged, but I am mentally healthier by knowing myself better.<br /><br />And, things like tousled beds and doing what you please and having good physical relationships are still possible, still necessary, but filled with greater meaning because we know so much more and are more aware of the meaning of "now." And, equally important is now knowing how much more there is to know, and that is a good reason for looking forward. <br /><br />To John L: At this age, I'm asking, "What's next to know?"renhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577465484305520103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333594380363882958.post-78465279115418217282010-07-31T20:38:01.911-07:002010-07-31T20:38:01.911-07:00At that age, people are mostly thinking "What...At that age, people are mostly thinking "What's next?".John Lnoreply@blogger.com