Are You Aging Gracelessly?

by compound complex 38 Replies latest jw friends

  • Mulan
    Mulan

    I think we all feel gypped that we have to get old, after hearing we wouldn't.

    I was 30 in 1975 and was so glad I would "never get older than that".

    Now I am 62 but feel like I am aging well, at least in looks. I've worn glasses since high school (could never get used to contacts) so that's no biggie, just life. I've colored my hair for years, but not because of gray, although that's there now too, but not much. My skin has no wrinkles, thankfully, and I enjoy good health.

    I weigh more than I want to, but I've felt that way all my life, even when my weight was fine, so nothing new there.

    I wish I slept better. I long for the years when I wanted to sleep 10-12 hours and couldn't. Now I could do that, but can't seem to sleep more than about 7 hours at a time................often it's about 5 or 6.

    I don't have the energy I had even 10 years ago and my back aches a lot of the time, but life is good.

  • Octarine Prince
    Octarine Prince

    No, I am doing extremely well in that area.

    I have seen some old classmates who look like Father Time sucker punched them, however.

  • BizzyBee
    BizzyBee
    I think having a good relationship and regular sex and social support are key to staying young.

    Reminds me of a friend who once said, "My sex life is great..........I'd just like someone to share it with."

  • BizzyBee
    BizzyBee

    About aging, gracefully or otherwise:

    "After 40, it's patch, patch, patch!"

    "Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!"

    CoCo: Watching your old swashbucklers and reading Wodehouse makes me feel young - transports me back in time, which is yet another strategy for avoiding the reality of aging. Hah!

  • compound complex
    compound complex

    Dears:

    Maddie, Quandry, Mulan, Octarine Prince and Bizzy Bee Twice:

    You overwhelm with your sagacity of no few years acquired.
    I thought "Gracelessly" had expired and, as a result, had no
    further public statement prepared. I shall nevertheless accord
    your individual sentiments the serious contemplation they
    deserve. Please be assured of my gratitude for your fervid
    participation in a frank discussion of life's brutal reality. We
    trusted wrongly. Yes or no?

    Most credible profession of sincerity,

    CoCo Ever Sincere

  • flipper
    flipper

    CoCo- Mrs. Flipper and I are doing pretty well I think aging gracefully with father time or whatever it's called. We both have kind of smooth, olive complexioned skin , a bit oily ,LOL, ( not gross oily though ) ,so not too many rough edges for being late 40's early 50's ! I do get a few rough edges by sleeping crooked on my pillow after working all night though ! I'll look at my face and I feel somebody drew a roadmap across my face from the crease marks from sleeping crooked. Kinda funny ! Peace out CoCo, and Merry Christmas ! Mr. Flipper

  • Mulan
    Mulan
    We trusted wrongly. Yes or no?

    Yes, we sure did.

    Just for the record, my JW mother is 95, looks about 75 and also has unlined skin. I do think oily, olive complexions age very well. I have her skin, thankfully.

  • Quandry
    Quandry

    I am also reminded of the sage advice on aging from Dolly Parton:

    "Honey, if it's saggin', baggin', or draggin', you gotta fix it."

  • compound complex
    compound complex

    How're all of you doing today?

    Feeling younger? Healthier? Smarter?

    CoCo

    (California smoke is not helping!)

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