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In reply to the discussion: On growing older: [View all]leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)When I'm in the now time seems like a flat plane the stretches out in front of me forever.
When I try to get ahold of it the past passes into the future so fast that it's impossible to grasp that second that is "now."
And when I look back it was all just a flash, almost an illusion. Where on earth did 30 years go? When I was young the time forward just was endless. 30 years was just so far off in the future.
I do get a lot of glimpses into past things that I didn't realize I even remembered. Stuff just pops up in technicolor - scenes from 40 years ago or 30 years ago.
I really wish I could take what I know now and go back and try it all again. I would do a much better job of it than I did then. Some of my mistakes are embarrassing to even think about. Others are just funny.
It's just such an interesting concept.