I read 4000 Weeks recently too and it had a profound influence on me. Like you I am round about the half way point and getting to the phase of life where death and illness of my peers is starting to weigh on my mind. Living positively though, really living is the only real way forward though. Perhaps being more conscious of how time can slip away is more of a blessing than a curse - a real reminder to actually slow down and appreciate the good things.
Happy birthday! So many rich descriptions, thank you. I'm about to turn 70, how fortunate I feel, friends, family, never made that number. I can and do design my days, who knows when I won't have that privilege.
Happy birthday! Ohh how your wonderful words took me back to my student years in Bloomsbury, studying in and around the British Library, cute coffee places and evenings in china town. While London is no longer my home, I have a weird love hate relationship with it and especially these parts of London hold so many dear memories of my early and mid 20s.
I read 4000 Weeks recently too and it had a profound influence on me. Like you I am round about the half way point and getting to the phase of life where death and illness of my peers is starting to weigh on my mind. Living positively though, really living is the only real way forward though. Perhaps being more conscious of how time can slip away is more of a blessing than a curse - a real reminder to actually slow down and appreciate the good things.
Loved your reflections on your birthdays, this present one and that of your past. Beautifully written. Happy birthday.
I’m reading 4,000 weeks after the In Haste podcast too! Happy Birthday and thank you for the beautiful words.
Gorgeous. Happy birthday! (And thanks for the reminder to read Four Thousand Weeks!)
hApPy bIRtHdaY! 🥰
Thank you for sharing your stories.
Your words are a gift. I'm so glad to have stumbled across your writing!
Beautiful words❤️
Laura, this is so lovely! Thank you for a few moments of beauty, and gratitude for all the days we have left, and all the days we've already lived!
Beautiful writing, I loved the awareness of living and half a life left. X
Just beautiful ❤️ Happy Birthday x
Happy birthday! So many rich descriptions, thank you. I'm about to turn 70, how fortunate I feel, friends, family, never made that number. I can and do design my days, who knows when I won't have that privilege.
Such a beautiful essay. Happy birthday, Laura! Thank you for the gift of your writing 🤍
Happy birthday! Ohh how your wonderful words took me back to my student years in Bloomsbury, studying in and around the British Library, cute coffee places and evenings in china town. While London is no longer my home, I have a weird love hate relationship with it and especially these parts of London hold so many dear memories of my early and mid 20s.
I’ve worked out I’m probably in my last third of life. I’m living it.
Happy birthday you beautiful soul! Sending deepest brightest magic your way for this coming year xx
A wonderful description of your birthday, mingled so well with memories.