If you ask what freed me from feeling defensive about
Exposing my newly acknowledged fear of old age to you
I'd reply:
Once my wall of denial came tumbling down and
My conscious mind had time to identify, process
Accept and absorb that subconscious fear as my own
No part of my mind had reason to feel resistant about
Exposing a vulnerability that
Proves both timeless and universal to you
Once my comfort zone, concerning
Ownership of this fear had reason to
Expand, naturally, this anxious feeling, which had
Daunted and haunted my sense of well being
Was no longer empowered to
Usurp control over my intelligence, and
As intelligence coupled up with common sense
This powerful tag team had no trouble
Wrestling a fear, which no longer proved
Overwhelmingly daunting and haunting, to the mat ...
Though you might think that
This insight into self awareness plays no part in
Changing my aging process
I'll beg to differ with you for this reason:
That which has changed is my attitude, and
As attitude is everything, acceptance of
A common fear replaced anxiety, which had
Been unnamed, and
Once my awareness of deeper truth had reason to
Surface, my readiness to accept feeling anxious about
the reality of the aging process, leading toward
Death, actually made so much sense that
My peace of mind was restored
So, what, I wonder do you think of
A train of thought that proves to be as
Profoundly reassuring as that?
I mean, seriously ...
I'll still grow older, every day, but somehow
This change in my attitude from feeling
Defensively daunted and haunted to
Readily receptive to accepting
One of life's harshest truths
Provides my sense of personal safety wiith
A growing sense of emotional maturity that
Makes all the difference each time
I've mustered the courage to gain insight into
The ways that defensive denial
Creates dysfunction, which
Blinds my intelligence from accepting
Every human trait that includes strengths and
Vulnerabilities, necessary to embracing myself as
A healthy, well-balanced whole
In order to end this post (concerning
The importance of questing toward personal growth
Throughout every stage of life) on a positive note
Let's remind each other of this fact, every day:
You and I prove to be
Younger, today, then we'll ever be again ... And
Each time we slide that slice of optimistic common sense
Toward the forefront of our conscious minds
We can make the most of the present by
Believing that the best is yet to come, suggesting that
Tomorrow (which is only a day away) may offer us
Reason to accept brand new opportunities to brainstorm through
Inner conflicts until dreams, which
Offer our spirits reason to thrive, actually do come true!
And now, having offered up a thought as sunny as that
I'll bid you adieu till morning light awakens us to
Resume our intuitive quest for new strings of insight, which will
Inspire our decision-making process to expand
Your comfort zone and mine until
Our true selves feel so free as to
Soar higher in the clear blue sky, toward each other, than
Had proved possible once societal restrictions had
Frightened us into feeling like
Bad little children, which was most certainly not true!
And just as we had been very good children in the past
We continue to prove to be very good adults, right now
In fact, reflection suggests that
All too often, we're still too good for our own good
And for goodness sakes. ... that needs to change!
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