Sunday, January 29, 2012

Journal Response to Kay Lowery Junkyard Quotes #1 Week # 2

"It's like a crime scene in my pants."

     I miss the monthly crime scene in my pants.  Not so much the actual scene as what it represented:  youth, vitality, fertility.  All my eggs have hatched or were disposed of my Nature.
     I need to embrace the gifts of menopause:  freedom from fear of unwanted pregnancy, no cramps, no PMS, fewer mood fluctuations, no uncontrollable weird food cravings.  I need to embrace wisdom gained from participating fully in the experience of life.
     But I fight it every step of the way.  I apply Retin-A to my face, use sunscreen daily, do yoga, cardio,
lift weights, take college classes for the joy of learning and staving off Alzheimer's disease.  Hormone Replacement Therapy is my drug-of-choice.  I am not ready to surrender to old age and wait for death to transport me to heaven.  Heaven is here on Earth.


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