In what 3 ways are you accepting getting older gracefully? If not, why not? Geez. Time flies by so fast. Days off work even faster. Working all
weekend. Schedule changed. Happy weekend all. You cannot stop aging, You just must adapt.
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Gibbon · 70-79, M
Being retired and alone after losing Vickie there's nothing graceful about how I'm aging. Everyday is a weekend for me with no one to share it with. Sharing some humor here and getting into a senseless political fight is the height of the day for me along with caring for and having one sided conversations with our pets.
PoetryNEmotion · F
@Gibbon I think she would want you to go on and to live happily. Don't you? Do you go out and take walks? Nature is free therapy. You will likely get ill with depression if you don't start taking better care of yourself. At least you have pets. They are family. Take care.
Gibbon · 70-79, M
@PoetryNEmotion It's complicated. I had a stroke and miraculous recovery 6 weeks to the day after her passing. The being layed up with illness above the grief and the existing untreatable congestion began then. I admit being sedentary has taken its toll. But both of us became that way because of the pandemic. That was a 3 year head start on the downfall.
PoetryNEmotion · F
@Gibbon If you don't take care of you, medical problems will force you to. You have to move on, literally and figuratively. Sitting around only causes more healh problems. Tske responsibility for your role in all this. You could join a bereavement group. Make new friends. Or you will die, unhappy and even more ill. You have choices. Choose wisely.
PoetryNEmotion · F
@Fairydust I like your answers. I think people need to be more grateful for waking up and for being able to move about and do things. I cannot wait to retire. I work full-time and that is way more than enough. Too bad I don't make living wages. My employer is well aware of how I feel about that.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
Growing older does not particularly frighten me. I have always treated people of any age with respect and I do not fear that I will be treated badly or discriminated against in old age. In my wife I have a personal physician to fix minor mishaps. By surrounding myself with young people, I will keep mentally and physically active and avoid social isolation. My one wish for the future is that our country will adopt a euthanasia law for rare instances in which life is no longer worth living.
PoetryNEmotion · F
@SunshineGirl That is a good attitude. Youth keeps us young. In the past, when I have mentioned euthanasia, people get angry and distant. It is necessary to have the discussion. Thank you.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@PoetryNEmotion There is going to be a free vote on it in parliament during this term. It is an issue close to my heart.
PoetryNEmotion · F
@SunshineGirl Mine too. I hope it is positive.
WindTherapy · 56-60, M
Well as you say, you can't stop it. But some good points are being a grandfather. I always enjoyed when my kids were young. Now with grandsons I can get that again and then send them home. :)
Financial stability has gotten better over the years thankfully so that's a positive.
While my body may say I'm older, my spirit still remains of a younger man. So I'm happy about that.
Financial stability has gotten better over the years thankfully so that's a positive.
While my body may say I'm older, my spirit still remains of a younger man. So I'm happy about that.
PoetryNEmotion · F
@WindTherapy Good answers! I will never be a grandmom so I will take your word for it. Good for your finances. My mind and my spirit are eternally young. Well said!
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PoetryNEmotion · F
@SageWanderer Cute. I would prefer to hear your words though.
SageWanderer · 70-79, M
@PoetryNEmotion Besides all the above I’m trying to stay healthy, traveling to have new experiences and challenging my mind by constantly learning new things.
PoetryNEmotion · F
@SageWanderer You're a good man. You take all the time you need to live, my friend.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M