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I Am Not Old

by Val Boyko
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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 💛

Radiating 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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About Val Boyko

Val Boyko is originally from Scotland and came to the United States over 25 years ago. At "Find Your Middle Ground" Val brings together her experience as a life coach, yoga teacher and mentor, to inspire awakening to the light and inspiration within us all. This blog is a place of exploration and discovery as we all explore finding harmony and peace, in the highs and lows of life 💛

www.findyourmiddleground.com

31 comments on “I Am Not Old”

  1. Jet Eliot
    January 22, 2016

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

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  2. Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature
    January 22, 2016

    Love this!

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  3. Healing Grief
    January 22, 2016

    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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  4. Eliza Waters
    January 22, 2016

    Awesome role model!

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  5. anotherday2paradise
    January 22, 2016

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

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  6. Jill Weatherholt
    January 22, 2016

    What an inspiration! Thanks for sharing, Val.

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  7. Paul Handover
    January 22, 2016

    Only another 26 years to go!

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  8. nrhatch
    January 22, 2016

    Cool post, poem, and pose!

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  9. Olga
    January 22, 2016

    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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  10. IreneDesign2011
    January 23, 2016

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

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  11. Carol Ferenc
    January 23, 2016

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

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  12. Linda Gillan HEARTofLINDA
    January 24, 2016

    Wonderfully Inspirational ❤ thank you

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  13. elizabeth2560
    January 24, 2016

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

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  14. Tiny
    January 25, 2016

    Wonderful! She looks so vibrant and happy.

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