Gloria,
You can't even imagine how much I appreciate your statements. You said it better than I did. You touched on the health aspect, a place I didn't really go, but so important in the great scheme of things.
I feel very fortunate, I learned so much growing up and luckily most of what I learned remained with me. And even if I did spend some time sampling fast foods and running with the crowd and racing the wind in a fast boat, I remembered soon enough to maybe erase some of the damage I created. And fortunately, that 'soon enough' placed me in a healthy category.
We can't live with regrets and hanging heads, but we can take little steps toward a more sustainable lifestyle. And we can teach others who follow after us.
Like your aged Alabama farmers, may we always be standing lean, tall and smiling.
Thank you.
