Not really. I am always so surprized that I am my age & wonder where the time went & why I am wrinkled "so young". On the up side, I wouldn't trade where I am at now for anything. I am more comfortable with myself, know what's really important & don't waste time with crap that used to seem so important because everybody else thought it was important. The downside is not being able to do physical stuff like I used to but I compensate in other ways...like going on Eons!
I'm more active physically now than I was in my 20's and 30's. I like the fact that I'm much wiser now and not so hung up on how I look. Not that I don't care about how I look, just not obsessed with it.
I ceratinly don't act my age! LOL
I'm another not really. Oh, I see laugh lines and the skin is not what it was. And the folickly challenging thing is there. But I try to keep active. Try to stay in shape. Try to keep a youthful attitude.
I must admit that there is just something a little odd how the people around me all seem to be getting younger than they used to be. And it amazes me how these young folks actually seem to know a little more than they used to.
Life is good. Aging is just a number.
Considering the alternative i tend to second John's "Life is good. Aging is just a number."
i was glad when in my 40's i was finally looking like i was at least 35. i looked younger for so long, and a lot of people dismissed me, didn't take me seriously because they thought of me as a 'kid'.
i plan on doing as much good and enjoying as much as i can until i simply can't function anymore. A year and a half a go i was at a 70's party at a business conference. Danced up a storm, had 30 somethings coming up to me saying 'You've got mad dance skills'. Yeah i can't dance as many fast ones in row as i used to be able to...but i can still make people go 'Whoa, that's a surprise.' When i was young my dancing surprised people because i was a 'bookworm', an 'intellectual', now it's because i'm a granny.
posted by feywon
over 2 years ago
The upside? I'm still alive!
Downside? My body doesn't keep up with my mind anymore. I THINK I can this and that and then a little bit more, but my body does a reality check and tells me to take it a bit easier. Body and mind used to go hand in hand.
I'm not afraid of aging. I am afraid of not accomplishing all that I am suppose to, before I die.
I can accept the slowing down process... I have had to learn to allow for that already because of having a spinal fusion. I still dance, hike, play and I feel young enough... Life is very good!
Granny is a good thing!!!
Oh yes, starry, I forgot the greatest upside - grandkids. What a treat they are ... my 5 y.o. granddaughter got scared during a recent storm and sobbed to her mother "can't we just go to Nana's house?" Made me all warm and fuzzy inside. :)
I feel 25...and act like it.
....except now I am smarter.
Dangerous combimation.
I get really amazed that so much time has gone by..really struggled with it for the last few weeks..much more so than is normal for me. then I read some of the side effects of the stop smoking meds I'm taking..yuck..major league depression ..needless to say I've quit taking the stuff and am drinking a lot of water to flush it. anyone thinking of trying chantix be very careful.
Sunflower seeds Dragon. Helped me quit smoking.
