The Surprising Power of Oversharing

Yesterday, I hit myself in the face with a tennis racket. This was not a light tap, mind you, this was a solid smack. I I was in the middle of an intense point, I overran the ball, and I was so focused on the win that I neglected to move my own head. I have never done this before, and when you hit 58, you start reading into things.

Is this normal clumsiness? Is it an early flicker of dementia? Or alternative explanation, maybe this story is a humble brag about my competitive intensity? I don't think that's what it is. I think I'm sharing this with you as an offering.

An offering of my imperfections, my clumsiness, and the emerging realization that I'm a little bit afraid of getting older. In my mind, I'm still 28, but I occasionally see my future 70 year old self in the mirror, and it haunts me a little bit. Have you ever had such fears? If you and I were talking together right now, here is where you might share a story about your clumsiness, or maybe your aging fears, if you have them. And this, this might be the beginning

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