Annie Littlewolf
Sep 6, 2018 · 1 min read

Yes, Lindsay — fuck fear. (Oops — didn’t keep it clean here!!).

I have figured out now at age 65 turning 66, that most all of us are just “the walking wounded” and doing the best we can.

I also take what The Four Agreements had to say — which is usually it is not about “me”, but about the other person. When I am good at remembering those two things, I live more easily at peace.

I guess it is a step further than just giving people the benefit of the doubt — it moves towards feeling some kind of compassion for whatever put them in the place where they lash out (because someone lashed out at them?). So I wonder, when encountering women (or men) like that, “what hurt them so, that they act like this?” I don’t ask them…I figure it will come out sooner or later, or not at all.

But I also have learned to simply avoid what I’d call “toxic people” and I’ve had my share of them in my life.

I’m glad you were able to listen to your 80-year old self! She is quite wise!

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