{"id":11488,"date":"2023-03-03T09:16:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/?p=11488"},"modified":"2023-03-03T10:36:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T16:36:20","slug":"blessings-of-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/2023\/03\/03\/blessings-of-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessings Of Age"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Inside of a hydrangea. Our lives are so intricate, truly no two alike. Humanity is its own imperfect Garden of Eden, and there we are, included within it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When you\u2019ve seen<\/b> the world move right along<\/p>\n

After burying people who are better than you\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

When you are old enough to be humble<\/p>\n

About ever being alive\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And still being alive\u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2026no, you didn\u2019t cure the common cold,<\/p>\n

Or even invent the paper clip,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But God gave you a spot anyway,<\/p>\n

And let you stay around a while\u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If now – better late than never –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You are in awe of the gift of life, and\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask yourself, who am I, to ever have it,<\/p>\n

Then you are blessed.<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If ambition<\/b> has given way to contentment<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve done good, in secret<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If you did so many things wrong,<\/p>\n

But got it right, towards the end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If you have one friend,<\/p>\n

From way back when\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If you were on sacred duty,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Served an elder, in their decline<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been there, at the last heartbeat,<\/p>\n

With nothing left unsaid, and unfelt<\/p>\n

Then you are blessed<\/b>.<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If you look back<\/b> on the worst of the worst,<\/p>\n

The bad hurt, you thought would never heal<\/p>\n

All the way, or fast enough<\/p>\n

To find that it did heal,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And with purpose,<\/p>\n

Then You are Blessed<\/b><\/p>\n

And double blessed\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

To realize it<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If when<\/b> you think heaven,<\/p>\n

You think reunion<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If the second thing you want to do in<\/p>\n

Heaven is thank your parents<\/p>\n

Then you are blessed.<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If you know<\/b> who you are<\/p>\n

And truly don\u2019t know anybody like you<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If hard times proved that\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You come from good stock,<\/p>\n

If you wouldn\u2019t trade your raising,<\/p>\n

Or them who raised you<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If you ever wiped a tear when\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They played Taps at a funeral<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If you guard yourself from anger<\/p>\n

If your primary emotion is love<\/p>\n

If you deal with people as they are<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t settle for rationalizations<\/p>\n

Over truth<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If once a year, you cry, and feel real<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If all your children ever get right<\/p>\n

Is being right about Jesus<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If ever a butterfly has ever flirted with you,<\/p>\n

If you prefer baby giggles over chocolate<\/p>\n

If you have one place in your life<\/p>\n

Where love belongs<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If an animal ever adored you<\/p>\n

If a child ever crawled into your lap<\/p>\n

If your last dying word starts with a J\u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

All four of Uncle P\u2019s books can be found at: Expressions (3100 Ryan Street in Lake Charles) and Flock o\u2019 Five (217 E. Thomas in Sulphur).<\/i><\/p>\n

Interested in contacting Uncle P about public speaking?\u00a0 <\/span>Need books mailed?\u00a0 <\/span>Email 81unclep@gmail.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019ve seen the world move right along After burying people who are better than you\u00a0   When you are old enough to be humble About ever being alive\u00a0 And still being alive\u2026   \u2026no, you didn\u2019t cure the common cold, Or even invent the paper clip,\u00a0 But God gave you a spot anyway, And [&hellip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[59,894],"yoast_head":"\nBlessings Of Age - BestOfSwla<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/2023\/03\/03\/blessings-of-age\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blessings Of Age - BestOfSwla\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When you\u2019ve seen the world move right along After burying people who are better than you\u00a0   When you are old enough to be humble About ever being alive\u00a0 And still being alive\u2026   \u2026no, you didn\u2019t cure the common cold, Or even invent the paper clip,\u00a0 But God gave you a spot anyway, And [&hellip\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/2023\/03\/03\/blessings-of-age\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BestOfSwla\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bestofswla\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-03T15:16:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-03T16:36:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/uncle-p-inet.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"610\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"250\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Pierre Fontenot\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Pierre Fontenot\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/2023\/03\/03\/blessings-of-age\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/2023\/03\/03\/blessings-of-age\/\",\"name\":\"Blessings Of Age - 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