A Woman for All Ages
Here is a shock for you
Not all of us are moms who do it all
Or are executives, who crashed the glass ceiling,
Left, and found their “true calling”
Some of us have just been trying to make a living
Worker bees, who buried creative or other needs,
Like self-expression, under a load of work and life
It happens and time passes
I swallowed the work ethic myth hook, line and sinker
I was the “perfect” employee—hard working
Taking a personal interest in my job
My Mary Poppins’ era; but, it left nothing for me
50 opened up my eyes
I still work hard, but now I work for me
First and foremost, I take care of myself
And my responsibilities to family
As time passes, we need to deal with
And understand what lessons each decade teaches us
Hopefully we learn and embrace the wisdom
From our experiences, and in turn,
These life lessons flesh out
Who we are becoming and who we grow to be
We are unfinished works of art
The book not yet completed
The half-carved sculpture
To be unveiled by the universe
And not at a time of our choosing
So let the journey unfold, and may your story be told!
From the book, A Redhead Looks at 60, by Joan Ellen Gage
I hope you enjoyed the art and the poem, dear reader. Have a wonderful one!
Blessings!
Joan
JOAN’S BOOKS:
EMBRACING YOUR INNER CHEERLEADER: http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Your-Inner-Cheerleader-ebook/dp/B0086WW7AA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&
WATER RUNNING DOWNHILL, ROSE EDITION: http://www.amazon.com/Water-Running-Downhill-Words-Empowerment/dp/0692571965/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1447021563&sr=1-1&keywords=water+running+downhill%2C+words+of+empowerment%2C+rose+edition
A Redhead Looks at 60: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/189-7867874-1973650?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=a+redhead+looks+at+60
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Joan Ellen Gage 
Yes! I get what you are saying here.Left my job of 7 yrs killing myself for someone else to get rich.Now I have no clue really what I am going to do, but I am FREE! Lol�� Vera
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