This is not the first time I have dragged writer/author Anne Lamott into the spotlight for well-deserved laud. I love her voice and a whole lot of other things about her.
Sardonic, witty, spiritually grounded and insightful in a no-nonsense, non-preachy way. She’s funny. She gets that god must have a sense of humor to absorb and deflect the mess we masses have made of his/her/its many gifts.
So this piece she has written and had published in The Washington Post is her take on aging. I found it hard at first to put Anne Lamott in the crone category. But, according to the US Bureau of Statistics, at 70, she surely is.
So enjoy her essay/rant about the skulduggery and indignities of aging. And some of the good stuff, too. Lamott is such a pleasure to read and has such a quirky insightful voice that she almost manages to make aging sound fun.
I said almost.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/30/aging-health-strength-mind-heart/?_pml=1