does the idea of aging get easier with time? (page 4)

jaguarbass

I'm 57. I got carded at 4:30 Friday buying beer at Winn Dixie. Then I went to the buffet for dinner

at 6pm and got the senior discount.

The beard is almost all white now, I'm on to trifocals from bifocals, I walk like John Wayne, other than that the health is great, no meds of any kind. Switched to a mediterranean diet about ten years ago, a little Olive oil everyday and growing our own vege's keeps you humming along

JuliG

The hardest part of aging for me ( I'm 55 ) is losing the people who were adults when I was a kid and that I adored growing up. This past year I've lost an aunt, an uncle, my grandmother, and three or four others are barely hanging on. Also, the first one of my generation, a cousin, died at 56 from cancer. Our (extended ) family went 35 years without a death, which is really unusual, but now we are losing a whole lot of people at once. Lots of trips to the hospital (today included) to visit loved ones. I try to be grateful for each day we have without losing someone but loss is such a difficult thing to reconcile. By the same token, I don't want to be the last one standing either! Death, I guess, is one of those things that is a part fo the life cycle, but it doesn't seem to make it any easier.

THE GLADIATOR

Very true - JuliG

I am 54 and have seen the same process take place. I hope you are able to avoid the depression and sense of isolation that can follow. Acceptance and moving forward can help.

In my case they are all JWs who shun me. I grieved for their loss a long time ago. Hearing that they are dropping like flies on a hot day, while I continue living, does give me a smug sense of satisfaction.

noni1974

I don't worry to much about it. I know everyone who came before me did it, and everyone who comes after me will do it. What I worry about is making it the best life I can possibly have and not having a bunch of regrets when I'm old.

I'm 35 and I'm still young enough to make my life better through education and life experience. I put that off for years waiting for life to happen to me. Last year on my birthday I decided to go after life and stop waiting for good things to just happen. Since then I've made major changes to my life including pursuing and getting my GED diploma, and moving to another state to start a new life. I decided 2010 was going to be my year because 2009 sucked so bad for me. I went through my first major depression ever and came out of it determined to live life to the fullest. I have a 5 year plan that includes going to college and getting a career. So far 2010 has been a great year.

shopaholic

noni1974...thats it...take life by the horns!!!

Scully

Aging is the only thing I do that takes absolutely no effort on my part. What's not to like about that??

BluesBrother

Never to old to rock n roll ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEe5aXbPhwI

Well...we can still day dream

GLTirebiter

Drink what?

Red wine (in moderation, of course) . It's supposed to be good for your heart, as well as your disposition. It makes getting older a little easier to deal with, something to consider when your mid-life crisis becomes the "good old days".

White Dove

JuliG,

I'm 41 and just lost a grandparent in November. He was the first close one I've lost. I knew that as I got older I'd start losing loved ones, adults in my kidhood. I still need them! Other than that sucky downside to aging, I still have my health and joy of life. I'm good.

does the idea of aging get easier with time?