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I Am Not Old

Tao Porchon-Lynch, who just turned 97 and holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s oldest living yoga teacher.
Tao Porchon-Lynch, who just turned 97 and holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s oldest living yoga teacher.

An uplifting and roaring poem by Samantha Reynolds to share! Thanks to Carol at Radiating Blossom 💛

radiatingblossom's avatarRadiating Blossom ~ Flowers & Words

I am not old, she said
I am rare

I am the standing ovation
at the end of the play

I am the retrospective
of my life
as art

I am the hours
connected like dots
into good sense

I am the fullness
of existing

you think I am waiting to die
but I am waiting to be found

I am a treasure
I am a map
these wrinkles are imprints
of my journey

ask me
anything.

~~ Samantha Reynolds ~~

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Val T Boyko
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31 responses to “I Am Not Old”

  1. Jet Eliot Avatar
    Jet Eliot

    I appreciate that spirit, Val — thank you for posting this great reminder and uplifting poem.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      May we continue to embrace “the fullness of existing” and become treasures 💛

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  2. Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature Avatar
    Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature

    Love this!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Me too Mary! 🐣

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  3. Healing Grief Avatar
    Healing Grief

    Oh I hope to be her when I am 97! I believe yoga is a wonderful gift to keep practising into our later years. It keeps me energized and connected. The poem is just beautiful. 😉

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I agree Karen!

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  4. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    Awesome role model!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Indeed!

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  5. anotherday2paradise Avatar
    anotherday2paradise

    So inspirational. Val. Thanks for sharing this. I think I must take up Yoga. 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Now that’s a thought!
      Thanks Sylvia 💛

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  6. Jill Weatherholt Avatar
    Jill Weatherholt

    What an inspiration! Thanks for sharing, Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Be timeless Jill💛

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  7. Paul Handover Avatar
    Paul Handover

    Only another 26 years to go!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      You can do it! xo

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  8. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    Cool post, poem, and pose!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Nancy! The pose may never happen … But seeing her radiance as she does it is priceless 😊

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  9. Olga Avatar
    Olga

    I think we tend as a society to fear aging. I recently read a blog about someone who was soon turning 50 and even though it was written in a humorous way, one could sense the fear of being ‘over-the-hill’ attitude. I was blessed to have re-found my creative spirit at 61. “These wrinkles are imprints of my journey”, but the treasures inside are unfolding.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Yes indeed Olga. Beautifully stated 💛

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  10. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
    IreneDesign2011

    This is really something to go for Val, so beautiful 😀

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Irene … my young friend!

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      1. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
        IreneDesign2011

        Thanks Val and yes compared to the woman in your post, we are young Val 😀

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  11. Carol Ferenc Avatar
    Carol Ferenc

    “I am the fullness of existing” Oh, I love this, Val. Great post!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Carol 💛 That was the line that really resonated with me as well.

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  12. Linda Gillan HEARTofLINDA Avatar
    Linda Gillan HEARTofLINDA

    Wonderfully Inspirational ❤ thank you

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Linda!

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  13. elizabeth2560 Avatar
    elizabeth2560

    Great news for those of us on the other side of sixty!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Yes indeed Elizabeth!

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  14. Tiny Avatar
    Tiny

    Wonderful! She looks so vibrant and happy.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      She does doesn’t she 💃🏻

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  15. Minuscule Moments Avatar
    Minuscule Moments

    Wonderful Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Kath! I thought so too 💛

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