Thanks! Yeah, I'm noticing beyond the physical demands, my threshold for stress is less than it used to be too. The process was much less stressful with movers.

Good point about the change of injury! Outsourcing to professionals is a life-lesson that has taken me a while to learn. My father raised us to do everything ourselves (even if it was stretching past our

It becomes a very clear choice once we approach the half-century mark!

Thank you @owasco. Not quite the country but it's pretty close. : )

Both of those things are at the bottom of my list as well! Yes, the movers weren't messy at all.

Thank you, it is a change!

I wish I was that smart, I waited until I was 53 but it's like a brand new world. It only cost us $600 as well so it was well worth it.

Thank you! Yep, I'd say eight years..tops unless we get less restless in our mid-fifties. : ) The noise had gotten so much worse in the condo since the pandemic. We have a rash of catalytic converter thefts

We're moving from a 750sq ft condo to a 2,800sq ft home in just a couple of days so this really hit home with me. More space will be definitely be nice but I feel the stress of the prospect of owning too

It's weird to remember how he was when we were young and how much potential he had. It's kind of haunting to think how easily that could have been my life. You're right, bullying almost always comes from

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It sounds like Egg-Nog needs a gummy in the worst way...10mg of indica should do the trick! Lol.

You're right. Desire or "the want" is what keeps us exploring, perfecting, and evolving so it's not all bad. Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week, Nancy.

Thanks!

You're right. Our enjoyment of life (or vice versa) is 99% perception.

Thanks!

Thank you Eliana! Very true! I hope you enjoy the rest of your week.

I appreciate that @bozz! I'm glad it resonated in that way. That was the very first line that came to mind when I started this. I built the entire poem around it.

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you! That's an interesting way to look at it! As I was working on this I was thinking of my writing career but it could easily apply to day-to-day life in general. I love when people interpret these