In the past ten years, I feel like I’ve developed a little like a fine wine. Time does that. Whether we like it or not, eventually we mature and become comfortable in our own skin. Now that my children are grown, I’ve felt a shift in my general attitude towards life. I’m more philosophical now, more accepting, more appreciative. In my 30s and 40s I was much more driven and more critical of myself. Now I can stop and smell the roses. I can look back and realize how blessed I’ve been.
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How do you see yourself differently now than you did ten years ago?



I feel I am a different person now that I am older. I am more of my own person. Thinking back, I was a kind of clone of my husband, leaning toward his opinions, his thoughts, always agreeing. Today, it seems I don’t seem to care what other people think, if what I do is right or wrong in their eyes. I have to follow my own heart and feelings. Well, it’s about time!