It took a while and about four rewrites! Lol. The first couple were way too dark and pessimistic. I had just listened to a Lex Fridman podcast (#431 with Roman Yampolskiy) about the dangers of A.I. and it scared the hell out of me.
Isn't it weird how a good part of our middle-age is unlearning? Nobody really tells us that or talks about it much.
I agree with your philosophy and that quote is a good one "we either accept reality or we assume the costs of resisting it". If we're living a life that is true and honest then we do change from year to year. The change is brought about by growth and it's natural and healthy. What's unnatural are those who are "stuck" and don't change. Many people get frozen in life because of fear of this or that.
Thank you Nancy! I'm so happy when I hear people are still interested in what I have to say. I entered my "ugly duckling" phase around the fourth grade when I got glasses. Lol. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!