This is such a beautiful post @nainaztengra <3

There is a saying which goes "Youth is wasted on the young". I forget who write those words, but the weight of the truth they hold is undeniable. I have actually been reflecting on similar things a lot lately too... as I head toward my 44th birthday in June this year.

Life is such a fun joyride when we are young and the weight of the world does not hold us down as much as it can when we are older, but simultaneously, we don't have the wisdom to appreciate all the things which deserve appreciating when we are young. It is a little bit crazy really, isn't it, lol - like it should have been designed the other way around. Young bodies with mature minds haha!

This level of consciousness which comes with age, expands to so many different parts of life. Our home, education, environment, relationships everything.

I lost my mom to breast cancer in June 2020 - something which none of us knew about, because she never told anyone until it was too late... but now that she is gone and I think back to her last year of life... I can remember situations at the dinner table if we had her over for dinner, where she would get quite anxious and quietly upset if I reprimanded my young son for doing "whatever" at the time. I noticed that she became quite vocal about not wanting any kind of animosity, fighting or anything like that around her.

At the time I used to get a little annoyed with her, because I was trying to teach my child... but now that she is gone, I have the perspective... She knew she was dying, and she wanted to be surrounded by nothing but love and goodness for her last moments here.

Perspective.

It changes everything!

How we act, how we feel, what we do or dont do....
EVERYTHING.

Lovely article xxx