What Will Your Gray-Haired Self Say?

A conversation between two wise seniors that I overheard gave me some unexpected inspiration. Their exchange, rich with the essence of lifelong learning and the courage to evolve, unraveled a reflection within me that I'm thrilled to share with you now. Imagine, years from now, looking back at your present self—what will your gray-haired self say about who you were today?

This episode of Homeschool Yourself is a celebration of continual growth, a hail to the unrecognizable beauty we can become when we are willing to change.

What's your question?

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Episode Transcript

Delina (00:00):
What will you say when you're old and gray about how
you've grown since 2024?
Welcome to Homeschool Yourself.
This is a podcast that empowersyou to learn and unlearn.
I'm your host, Delina, andtogether we're going to
encourage each other to belifelong learners.

(00:22):
You know, I was sitting in acafe trying to work but I kept
getting distracted because thecrowd kept getting bigger and
bigger and I startedeavesdropping on some
conversations and there was apair of silver haired ladies
sitting at a table next to mineand they were chatting.
They were talking about life,about their childhoods, about

(00:44):
even voices from their fathersthat were still in their mind
and ideas that they were stillreacting to, and I heard one of
the ladies say if you knew meright after I retired, you
wouldn't recognize me today.
She went on to talk about howher forced retirement gave her
the time and space to deal withher stuff.

(01:04):
Her forced retirement gave herthe time and space to deal with
her stuff.
And it was so encouraging tohear somebody in their senior
citizen era still learning,still growing, still willing to
be wrong, still willing tochange their minds and change
the way they think, change thenarrative they're bringing in
their head about their life,about how they interact with

(01:34):
people, just about their past.
So often you hear people talkingand they're only talking about
things around them that confirmwhat they already believe.
They just confirm what theyalready know, and you don't
often hear people talking abouthow they've grown, how they've
changed, how they don't agreewith themselves, the person who
they were, you know 10 years agoand I don't know.

(01:56):
I was just so inspired by thatthe other day and I was like I
want to be her.
I want my gray haired self tosay you wouldn't recognize me if
you knew me in 2024.
I've grown so much.
I don't think the way that Iused to.
I learned something new everyday.

(02:16):
Let's continue growing andlearning and expanding our
thinking.
There are no prizes at the endfor the folks who didn't change
their minds.
Let's unlearn something today.
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(02:38):
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