The Many Ways Growing Older Hurts

Deborah Horton
Nov 7 · 2 min read
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Growing older hurts. It hurts in our bodies and it hurts in our hearts. The older we grow, it is not if but when we will lose people from our lives. As the years go by for me, I find that more and more of those who have peopled my past are gone. This week is no exception to that truth.

My godmother was a very funny woman. Some of my earliest memories were of her and my mother spending time together and…

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    Deborah Horton

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    Deborah Horton Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Writer, Wife, Mom, Entrepreneur, Painter, Nerd, Human https://deborahhorton.wordpress.com/about/

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