Several years ago, I realized that engaging in grown-up life left me with no extra energy to spend on tip-toeing around difficult subjects, or in pretending to be something that I am not. I started moving toward more straightforward and genuine interactions with people whenever possible.

And that was when most of my friends discovered that I am a seventy-year-old woman trapped in a mid-thirties body.

I am most centered, and most alert, at the start of the day, and since I’ve always been an early riser this works to my benefit. I have no problem getting up while it is still dark out. I cherish the first quiet hours of the day, when everyone else is still asleep. I get more work done in the two hours before my co-workers arrive than I do in the six hours we then spend in the office together.

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