10/1/2018 6 Comments A Time To Live And A Time To DieSo I was thinking about the downfalls of getting older. I’ll be 40 next year and I’m actually really excited about it. I’m not completely where I want to be and far from where I expected to be in life at this age, but I’m okay with that. I feel like I’m on the right path to reach my purposeful destiny and I’m content. It’s weird, but as I type this I’m thinking that this is the happiest I’ve been in my adult life! I look forward to the next level of freedom and euphoria that I’m certain 40 will bring...more on all of this in a future post.
At this point you’re probably asking yourself, “If she’s so happy, what are the downfalls??” It’s this, as we get older, our loved ones are aging as well. The realization that my parents are not immortal has hit me like a ton of bricks and I see it happening all around me. Of course we know that people can’t live forever, but we still tend to think that our parents are exceptions to that rule of life. To see their bodies become more fragile is a shock to our psyche that forces us to accept the reality of this temporal existence. Earlier this year, my father was faced with a major illness and that’s the first time I had to seriously think about the possibility of life without him or either of my parents for that matter. It freaked me out, but it also caused me to put some things into perspective and work on putting some other things in order. I’ll share with you the top 3 take-aways I gained from the experience.
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Jamillah
10/1/2018 07:41:37 pm
I’m just starting to feel grown GROWN now. 😕
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DJ Mornin Man
10/1/2018 07:45:39 pm
Co-sign!!! And PLEASE designate an executor so that your cousin you haven’t spoke to in years try to come in and run things!!!
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Cheryce
10/1/2018 08:40:06 pm
YEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!
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Amber
10/1/2018 08:06:55 pm
Good stuff!
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This is so true and hits close to home. When my dad was diagnosed with a terminal illness, the first thing I did was ask him about his insurance policies and wanted to see them. He had not updated them in years and his ex-wife was still the beneficiary! I immediately began to take the proper steps to get things switched over, it literally took months! At this time, he was given a 6 month life expectancy, he survived about 4 months, and it literally took almost 3 months to get everything officially switched over. Death is never easy, but these conversations are necessary. Financial burdens are the last thing you want to worry about when tragedy strikes.
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God's Little B....Beauty...rofl
10/3/2018 12:39:45 pm
Very good topic. I too, have had to start thinking about this. Although I've helped my parents do things like their power of attorney for healthcare decisions, I only recently really started thinking about what it would mean to have to actually refer to those documents. It sucks to think about, but it's necessary!
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