Letter to myself

Dear me,

So we are fifty now. What have you accomplished in life? I hope you did great things. Did you have great kids? Are they still around because you were able to instill a strong sense of family closeness without feeling like you were smothering them? I'm pretty sure you did.
Don't forget what you felt like the day you got married. The elation of walking down that isle and seeing the man you love so dearly standing at the other end of it. How proud you felt as you said your vows to become his wife.
Don't forget to trust people. I'm sure you have been hurt over the years, it happens. But trust is something that is important. You have to trust even when it means you may be hurt because if you never trust you will stop feeling the joy of meeting new people and making new friends that will change your life greatly.
Don't forget to act silly. Just because you are fifty doesn't mean you can't enjoy life and act a little silly ever now and then. It will keep you feeling young and let you live a longer fuller life. Don't tell your husband to cut it out when he rolls down his window and yells out at someone passing by on the street. Remember how you used to laugh at it when you were first together.
Please remember your age as well however. Don't try and dress like you are 20. It doesn't look good on you. Remember your promise to yourself and your friends that you would never let one another dress older or younger than you really are. You don't have to wear loud floral prints just becuase you are 50 but you also shouldn't wear a mini skirt that has your butt hanging out all over the place either I'm sure by now it's hanging a bit lower than it was when you hit 25.
Always remember your friends. Those that stand with you no matter what. Those that don't mind when you act a bit silly. Those that agree that an extragagent purchase every now and then is needed. Those that you can call up at 2 am even now when there is family home you might wake up because you really just need to talk about something important. The people that are still with you now are the best ones you can have. Those that make it are the ones that stuck through all the good and bad you've had and will continue to do so. They are your family.

Remember most of all to be true to yourself no matter what you have gone through during your years. In the end yourself is the one you need to please.

Love always,
Me