Now I can feel it when I look at a caterpillar on my garden path.”Older women have learned the importance of reasonable expectations. We know that the joys and sorrows of life are as mixed together as salt and water in the sea. We know each other’s vulnerabilities, flaws and gifts; we’ve had our battles royal and yet are grateful to be together. Lucky women are connected to a rich web of women friends. I am alive today only because thousands of generations of resilient homo sapiens managed to procreate and raise their children.

Source: New York Times January 12, 2019 20:15 UTC