Lessons Learned This Year

What are five lessons you learned in the last twelve months? Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts

First I wanted to say only five?

So I am going to take a dive

And see just how many there are

One year ago, seems too far!

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Here goes though with number one

69 is a terrible age to be as it means I'm old

70 is right around the corner so I'm almost done

Okay, that's where I was at but I wasn't sold.

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Then there was the idea of elders in the 21st century

That was much better than old people or old person

Just think of all of the things I did in maturity

I can give others the experience. My version.

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I found someone to teach the class I taught

as I don't like teaching online. I fought

it and it won. I found someone to do it.

I couldn't teach by just sitting, it didn't fit.

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Second, I decided to write and post too

every day like others. It is tough to do

as being away from home is a miss

doesn't publish on my phone, so dismiss this!

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Third, writing poetry all month in February

is a big job, and rhyming from March - January

is a big deal, even if it is just on the 8th

I love it, so we will continue and have faith

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Fourth, I discovered diabetes 3

The research behind that you see

I listened to the sugar free man interviews

on his 7 days of doctors, scientists and experts

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Everyone from vegan to carnivore agreed

that processed foods are bad and it is about greed

sugar and corn syrup are an addiction.

I have to agree for me that is truth not fiction.

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The part that was especially new to me

was how fructose effects the brain, you see

the science I can't explain but I believe it

and don't want to just sit

here until it happens to me next, sh-t!

dementia, the different forms

do the research and you don't need dorms

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There is controversy about diets but the sugar thirst

is clear, so number 5 is I have given it up here!

No particular plan. I gave up decaf and chocolate first

expecting withdrawals and they were there.

Headaches, cravings, lethargy, and moodiness.

It didn't last too long but I still have tiredness.