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Why Wait for Old?

04 Thursday Jul 2013

Posted by Gert in Anecdotal Therapy

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aging, fun, life, poetry, purple, red hat

Decorative tagsThe first time I saw a group of Red Hat Ladies I remember thinking, “Aww, aren’t they cute!”

My curiosity led me to the story behind this feisty group of women who seemed to be bent on celebrating their golden years in style, the women of the Red Hat Society. When I read Jenny Joseph’s poem, “Warning” – also known as “When I am an Old Woman”, I absolutely loved it. Several years later, I penned my own response to “When I am an Old Woman”, and I would like to share it with you:

Why Wait for Old

Why wait until I’m old
To wear the colors I adore
Purple, red, blue, and green
Black and gold and more.

Why wait until I’m old
To feel that I am free
To flaunt my style (or lack thereof)
To express the essence of me.

Why wait until I’m old
To enjoy my life this way
For tomorrow is not promised
All I really have is Today.

– “Gert”

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The Crab Pot

24 Monday Jun 2013

Posted by Gert in Anecdotal Therapy

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human behavior, leadership, morale, success, support, team building, teamwork, work

Crab Pot
Once upon a time in the land of Watcherbach, several crabs from Watcherbach Bay found themselves in quite a predicament…….

“Oh NO! I know where we are!” wailed Diarfa, “This is what the humans call a CRAB POT. We’re doomed, we’re doomed.”

“A crab pot? Oh no, I’m not going out like this!” Deirti shouted as she rushed over to the side of the pot and started to scramble up. Just as she was gaining momentum she felt herself being pulled back down.

“You can’t. No one ever gets out of a crab pot!!” came the chorus from the crowd.

Deirti stubbornly headed back up the side of the pot only to be pulled down again. As other desperate souls struggled to escape their dire circumstance, they too were pulled back. Meanwhile, Plehon had quietly moved away from the crowd and was near the top of the pot when Deirti yelled, “Wait! Take me with you.”

“Sorry girlfriend, you have to make it on your own, just like I did.” And with that, Plehon swung herself over the edge and disappeared from sight.

Crab Pot

“She made it.”

“I can’t believe she didn’t help us.”

“Good riddance,” echoed through the crowd. Suddenly, they were frozen by the chilling screams of agony erupting outside the pot.

“What was that?”

“What happened?”

“Is it Plehon? Oh no!” whispered the crowd.

A voice filled with determination rose above the crying and moaning, “We must work together. If we all work together we can save ourselves.”

“Look Naci, weren’t you paying attention”, moaned Diarfa, “just where do you think Plehon is right now?”

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“Plehon went about this all wrong”, Naci calmly replied. “She didn’t look before she leaped, so she jumped out of the pot and into the fire. If we work together, the ones who get to the top first can show the rest of us the way. If we pull each other UP we can all make it, but we have to work together.” Slowly surveying the frightened faces, she asked, “Are you with me?”

**If you read the names of the characters backwards, you will recognize a familiar word or phrase.

Copyright 2000. Edited and reprinted here with my permission.

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