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In the grocery stores, all of the products come with expiration dates or "Best By" dates. In either case, it is put there to remind us that at a certain point ,this product is not as fresh as it once was, maybe not as effective as it once was, and certainly at some time in the near future should be replaced.
Lately, I am feeling that I need to check my own "best by" date. It's not as if I am no longer useful, effective or viable. I just get the feeling that maybe, just maybe, my freshness or potency may not be what it once was.
It's a weird feeling.
I see others my age who spend there days regurgitating tales of days and times gone by with anyone one who will listen to them. That's not who I am. I still go to work every day, and I mean every day. I still feel useful and effective. I think I still contribute. Yet more often than I care for, my beliefs, my way of being, my values just don't seem appropriate in the world I find myself living in.
This is what leads me to question whether I may have outlived my shelf life. One thing I am certain of, there will be no going back to the "good old days" or for that matter, the values that came with those times.
For better or worse, the world has changed and the one that I grew up in is gone forever. I use the phrase "for better or for worse" without judgement. Far be it from me to put my thumb on that scale. I know what I am comfortable with, however, that doesn't mean my way is the right way. I just know that way too often in today's world I find my values and beliefs at odds with what is considered the norm of today.
Maybe the yoke of my life experiences has me becoming stale, past my best by time.
One thing I am certain of is that it's making me a bit uncomfortable, and that saddens me.
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