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The grocery store is a great place to get food for your
body, but I have found out recently that it can be an even
better place to find food for your heart, soul, and mind.
This happened the other day as I was walking through the
local store to get some oatmeal. Two elderly ladies were
standing by the fruit section catching up on old times. The
first one jokingly asked her older friend how old she was
now. The older lady answered loudly and to everyone’s
delight, "Honey, I’m not nearly as old as I used to be."
Everyone within ear shot laughed when they heard this
including me. I realized too as I was walking out of the
grocery store that I am not nearly as old as I used to be
either.
I am not nearly as old as I used to be
when I constantly worried about my bills and how I was going
to pay them. Now I just trust in God and I always seem to
have more than enough. I am not nearly as old as I used to
be when I fretted about my weight and my thinning and
graying hair. Now I just look in the mirror and smile. The
body may look a little older, but the soul on the inside is
younger than ever. I am not nearly as old as I used to be
when I was always judging others, being angry with them, or
worrying about what they thought of me. Now I just do my
best to judge no one, love everyone, and share my joy with
the world. Life I have found is too short to live any other
way.
You don’t have to be as old as you used
to be either. God made all of us both ageless and forever
young. By choosing love, joy, and oneness with God you can
always keep growing younger and younger on the inside. By
sharing that love and joy you can give your youth, energy,
and vitality to the world. By living from your soul you can
stop counting your birthdays, start living for eternity, and
always know that you will never again be as old as you used
to be.
Joseph J. Mazzella |
