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.

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Transcript

Delina 0:00

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 empowers you to learn and unlearn . I'm your host , Delina , and together we're going to encourage each other to be lifelong learners .

Delina 0:22

You know , I was sitting in a cafe trying to work but I kept getting distracted because the crowd kept getting bigger and bigger and I started eavesdropping on some conversations and there was a pair of silver haired ladies sitting at a table next to mine and they were chatting . They were talking about life , about their childhoods , about even voices from their fathers that were still in their mind and ideas that they were still reacting to , and I heard one of the ladies say if you knew me right after I retired , you wouldn't recognize me today . She went on to talk about how her forced retirement gave her the time and space to deal with her stuff . Her forced retirement gave her the time and space to deal with her stuff . And it was so encouraging to hear somebody in their senior citizen era still learning , still growing , still willing to be wrong , still willing to change their minds and change the way they think , change the narrative they're bringing in their head about their life , about how they interact with people , just about their past .

Delina 1:35

So often you hear people talking and they're only talking about things around them that confirm what they already believe . They just confirm what they already know , and you don't often hear people talking about how they've grown , how they've changed , how they don't agree with themselves , the person who they were , you know 10 years ago and I don't know . I was just so inspired by that the other day and I was like I want to be her . I want my gray haired self to say you wouldn't recognize me if you knew me in 2024 . I've grown so much . I don't think the way that I used to . I learned something new every day . Let's continue growing and learning and expanding our thinking . There are no prizes at the end for the folks who didn't change their minds . Let's unlearn something today .

Delina 2:35

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