Five Lessons from Life So Far

Last updated on: October 19, 2016 at 9:41 am by Ellen Debenport

Five Lessons from Life So Far 2016-10-19T09:41:54-05:00 Ellen Debenport

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As the mileage meter turns over on another birthday, I’ve been wondering exactly what I’ve learned from this life.

The short answer is: Nothing I can prove. Just impressions.

My view is circumscribed by having been a white, middle-class American female born near the middle of the 20th century.

But I’ll share my thoughts from a life not finished:

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1.Turns out life really is short.

I’d always heard it, but I didn’t believe it for a long time. Childhood seemed to drag on forever, as I longed for a few bright spots. Now it’s summer or Christmas every time I turn around. Or another birthday.

I’m still perplexed why childhood seemed so slow, when I see now the blazing speed with which children grow up.

Adulthood was somehow compressed when I wasn’t paying attention. One day I was starting out with my whole life ahead of me, and the next I was noticing brown spots on my hands.

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