It is like the years
have not passed
when we order our meals.
No longer at the cafeteria
in starched uniforms
but at a steak house.
Grandmothers and Aunts
we were students then,
our lives washed with careers,
communities and families
have circled back to
renew laughter and care.
“It is more fun to talk with someone who
doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather
short, easy words like “What about lunch?”
~ A.A.Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
Equal opportunity seldom
equates to equal capabilities
in some minds. In the last
few days, writing about
epilepsy, scoliosis, and my
career in nursing, I know that
there was a time when such
chronic conditions and a
career were never in the same
sentence. Never even hoped for. Merely stay at home, stay
quiet and read. It may only have been
a wisp of a dream. But as society
changed, so did the rigid policies
of the day. And they can return to
such a past. For any of us who
have diverse minds or bodies to
develop, I hope we keep moving
forward. ~ p.s.: it so happens that
besides my career and my activities,
I enjoy staying at home for maybe
a day, maybe two in the cold winter,
in the quiet while reading a mystery
novel and I do love a good walk in
the snow! In the meantime, I will
keep on living life’s opportunities
“All things are difficult before they are easy.”
~ Thomas Fuller
