{"id":6015,"date":"2014-01-18T07:59:45","date_gmt":"2014-01-18T12:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=6015"},"modified":"2014-01-18T07:59:45","modified_gmt":"2014-01-18T12:59:45","slug":"strands-of-glitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2014\/01\/strands-of-glitter.html","title":{"rendered":"Strands Of Glitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo: Not that I have any, mind you!  ;-)  &lt;3  On Gossamer Wings\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-ash3\/p480x480\/1012241_10152263831287873_1912030281_n.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"756\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On October 13th, 2013,\u00a0 I reached the double nickels birthday as I crossed the threshold into my 56th spin ar0und the sun. When I approached my 50th, I was so excited to join AARP. Most people look at you like you have two heads if you celebrate aging. I was at Perkins recently with a friend and was delighted to receive the 55 and up discount. I enjoyed my pancakes even more as a result, feeling as if reaching that milestone gave me that extra &#8216;Perk&#8217; there (no pun intended). A few years ago, I stopped coloring my used to be chestnut hair and it is now threaded through with silver\/white. I keep it wash and wear short to make it one less thing I need to fuss over as I move through my sometimes fast paced life. My mother had lovely white hair, as did my grandmother. Hers was what I called &#8216;elfin shorn&#8217; toward the end of her life, for the opposite reason&#8230;.since the pace of her own life was slowing and she wanted as much as possible for her care to be easy. She was a low maintenance kind of person, even though up until 20 years or so before she passed, she wouldn&#8217;t venture out of the house without her &#8216;face&#8217; on&#8217;. meaning makeup. Once she and my dad retired and moved to Florida, her cosmetics dwindled and more often than not, unless they were going out on a date or to synagogue, her\u00a0pretty face was less covered up and even more of her beauty was revealed.<\/p>\n<p>I have had wonderful models for aging gracefully among my grandmothers, aunts (I had many, since my maternal grandmother was one of 13 children&#8230;most girls) and older cousins. They remained vital and energetic well into their 70&#8217;s and 80&#8217;s. Two of my dear friends,\u00a0now are in or near their 8th decade and their worldly wisdom is evident, even though their hair color remains a bit perkier than mine. They are role models for vibrant living, curiosity about everything, keeping their minds fresh and open.\u00a0 I have noticed that as long as I do that, the occasional &#8216;middle aged moments&#8217; (a.k.a. &#8216;wise woman moments&#8217;) are fewer and farther between and\u00a0 ignite ideas that burst forth through my hair follicles out into the world and turn me into a human sparkler.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/JGMzuo6jwjU\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/JGMzuo6jwjU<\/a> Songs To Aging Children Come-Joni Mitchell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On October 13th, 2013,\u00a0 I reached the double nickels birthday as I crossed the threshold into my 56th spin ar0und the sun. When I approached my 50th, I was so excited to join AARP. Most people look at you like you have two heads if you celebrate aging. 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