Reply #117: That hits a perfect note for me:)

[DeschutesRiver]

Yes, and reaching that understanding is a gift, which helps me find the specialness of the aging process, and its possibilities, instead of seeing it as an inescapable condition where I focus more on what is being lost, than on what is being gained.

I love your last sentence because it sums it where "old me" is with my old dog, and with my old dh:) And if I never achieve another thing in my life, having that awareness and level of comfort in our own skins and relationships is more than enough of a prize.