The body’s betrayal is actually the spirit’s liberation. You have permission to be uncomfortable with discomfort. You have permission to leave early. You have permission to be boring.
There is a specific grief to being sixty-something. It is the grief of being a bridge. 60 something mag
Staying when the diagnosis comes. Staying when the friend says the unforgivable thing because their own grief is leaking out of them. Staying when the country feels like it’s tearing itself apart. Staying when your own reflection startles you. The body’s betrayal is actually the spirit’s liberation