I am struggling with getting older. Perhaps you can relate? These days physical limitations along with an erosion of patience have really impacted my daily life and my ability to enjoy activities. Travel has become a challenge, and finding comfort has shifted from exploring new places to staying home. Lately, I find comfort in the stability and peace of home. I think maybe it’s what I sought all along.
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Oh, Akasha!! I so relate to this piece!! Do you know I’m not coming out to SF for Micha’s family celebration of her wedding because my body and I cannot bear the thought of having to get on a plane to make that 2400 mile trip!? I can hardly walk to my mailbox without my back, hips and knees rewarding me with loud protests by the time I get back in the house, and the thought of having to get from a car to the security checkpoint in an airport just makes my heart quail with despair. If I drive to Columbus to see my sister and her family (only a 4 hour drive), I have to stop at least once to unfold my hips and walk around to ease the ache in my back. So I resist leaving my home for even the most mundane of outings. What a sad situation. As I approach my 80th birthday, I realize that being at home, sleeping in my own bed, and taking care of my cats give me such peace that everything else has become an “inconvenience”. And so my life narrows and constricts itself — and I don’t really even care. Sigh…