Old Dogs learn old dog tricks

[primsong]

I seem to be shifting gears somewhat, guess it's time to learn how to be older or something.  I have a few white hairs - this is still quite alien to me, that they've shown up amid my normally dark-blonde hair, very silver-white and kind of wavy so I guess by the time I completely run out of pigmentation I'll have this crazy poof of white.  I kind of like that, but it's still novel enough I stare at them when they are shed (Wait, that came from my head? But it's white!). 

Also shifting in responsibilities in church, having gone from young believer (pew sitter/consumer of activities) to middle (helps with activities/provides stuff) to middlin' older (in charge of some stuff / teaching / deciding).  Now I've just taken on a Deaconess position, which is kind of like an Elder-in-Training.  I'm used to watching this kind of person take care of stuff and coming alongside them when they needed extra help, now it's me.  I just hope I don't have too many rounds of "Boy, that person really needs someone to pray with them, why isn't anyone doing that? Oh wait, it's me!"  Heh. 

New seasons, new ways of Being in the World. So far so good.

Comments

[lurkingcat]

My Mum started going grey at twenty one. I can't ever remember her without some grey in her hair. It's gone a lovely, lovely pure white now. Mine seems to have skipped the grey stage altogether and the first white hairs started appearing about five years ago. I can't quite bring myself to worry about it since I grew up with a grey-haired Mum. But I think I'll carrying on dyeing it at least until I'm sure it's all gone white at the roots. I'm going to look like a confused badger when I finally decide to grow the dye out :)

Good luck with the new responsibilities - it sounds like the good kind of change.

[primsong]

White hair can be very pretty!

And at least we have time to get used to it, right? My mom went white at her temples before the rest could catch up so she colored it for a long time, she's only now tentatively letting it all grow out to mostly-white and she's in her 70s. She says she still looks in the mirror and goes "What? That doesn't look like me - my hair isn't that color!" but she doesn't want to be one of those old ladies who color their hair until they die either.

[archersangel]

i've had some grey hair for a long time now (dad went grey young as did his dad) i kind of like it. i think it adds character to my otherwise boring brown.

[primsong]

I like that attitude - it adds character. Which it does, too! I often like the look of it in other people, just have to get used to this Self Version update.