Apr9

‘don’t plan it all, let life surprise you a little.’ – julia alvarez

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fifteen of us met in a parking lot

at the appointed time

boarded an unmarked rock ‘n roll party bus

equipped with a very patient driver

70-80’s style

disco lights, music, coolers, bevs, decor, ice

drove to our unsuspecting, just-retired friend’s house

got him on the bus and surprised him

then we were sixteen strong

drove him to detroit

to celebrate him

played games

had an axe throwing competition

(we were all unscathed)

followed by

a long delicious japanese dinner

rock ‘n roll bussed back

 laughing singing dancing storytelling hugging

 a day turned into a night to remember

he stood to speak

 said he could not believe it

he was overflowing with joy and tears

he was so happy.

—

‘the chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.’

-Kevin Kelly

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  6. Your post made me think of the devotional I read Monday morning – the first day back to school after a wonderful spring break in Florida.

    “A Danish study explored the phenomenon most of us have experienced: perceiving ourselves as younger than we really are. The findings suggest a constant—whatever our current age, we all see ourselves as 20 percent younger. A fifty-year-old tends to imagine herself (or himself) as forty years old.”

    That is what keeps us going. Never get old, whatever that might be. Never stop moving and grooving.

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