Seasons of Life

What season of life is surrounding you now? Does it define your existence, who you are?

Is it merely a reference point? What season of life is it when you are getting older, and your parents are older than you thought they would ever be?

What a change from soliciting advice from your parents to giving advice, and hoping they will pay attention to what you say. What a change from thinking that you are living in a closed family system, and all of a sudden --- someone outside the family is not only giving advice, but also directives on how the family is to be structured!!

There are positives to having someone outside the family giving advice, but I'm not sure there are positives to that outside person having authority that you never gave to them -- especially when it is government agencies.

Yes, this season of life suggests some changes in my life -- and to take better care of the ones who took care of me all those years, I will gladly give in to the change, even embracing the change. But I will not let someone else dictate to me what my duties are as a son.

This is also the season of life to be thinking about when I am older than I ever thought I'd be. To be involved while I still can, in deciding what is to be done with me later. To be an active participant in my life, and not a helpless bystander!