Forever Fruitful: “Aging — Wisdom With Tenure”

God. Foraging in the garden today, I came across a pepper that was so wrinkled it made a Sharpei look good. Ha!! I must say, I wasn’t immediately tickled. All I could think of was how did such an obvious flaw escape me, and how could I not have seen it before now. Shortly thereafter, I freaked out thinking of ridiculous reasons. An infestation, seed cancer, water poisoning, drought. Where did I go wrong? Was it the soil? Or maybe I had just forgotten about this one little vegetable, never seeing it because it wasn’t in visible sight of picking.

Well, after my frantic rage and gasping experience, I began to think more clearly. It occurred to me that I hadn’t been the one who planted it. My husband did, and forgot to put me on notice.

Life is often just like this. You start out with such momentum and energy at something, with all the help and support you need. Knowledge and resources to complete the task. Then the hiccup occurs. An unexpected turn of events. Family needs you or become sick, and you drop everything.

Time can easily escape our perspectives leaving us either to weak to think or strong enough to be someone else’s support. So, don’t count the lines, the setbacks, or the missteps. Embrace them. You see, they signature your importance in this life for others. You are still full of life and sharing– of Wisdom. Just like my little pepper.. in a salad.

There is a beauty with age, that can only come with Time. So grow old-ER with grace. It’s called Wisdom. #tenure #gracefulaging #seasonedknowledge #HisEden®