Some additional Pensées on the art of aging and other ruminations…Earlier Pensées found here…
The best thing that we can receive are not presents, but simply “presence”.
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While I sadly accept the fate of lost friendships by death, I continually mourn lost friends due to distance, dispute or their disinterest.
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Young broken hearts quickly recover; older hearts rarely…
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Memory is a funny thing. It vividly remembers the wink of an eye from a pretty girl 50 years ago but can’t remember what it had for lunch yesterday.
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In every real man, a child is hidden who…misses the comfort of hugs and reassurances of parents, siblings, relatives and friends no longer alive.
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As a young child, I treasured a pocket watch as my timepiece, today I just treasure peaceful time.
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One may try so hard to be liked by everyone that one can forget to take the time to like themselves.
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The average older guy’s daily wardrobe often can fit into the locker he had in high school.
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30 minutes of personal or phone conversation > dozens of text and Facebook messages
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On long solo walks, I find myself rarely traveling alone…
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40+years of marriage: Life accomplishment = .400 batting average: baseball. Both achievements deserve recognition in their respective Hall of Fames.
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Linus has his security blanket; older Americans, nostalgia.
Esot-eric 
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