The reflection of getting Older

Well, it's just something that we have to accept and be ready for. And, we also help to delay the onset of it effects by taking care of our body now. So, your exercising is a good thing. Plus add a balanced diet, enough rest, avoiding smoking and excessive drinking, and drinking lots of water, and you're good to go! Just the other day, I was bothered to see a tiny shoot of gray here right above my eye. It's way too premature for me. My own parents themselves don't have gray hair yet!

Yes, try to accept dear because it's half of the solution, we suffer for many things that we just can't accept, when it's going to happen anyway. Try to look for those who are older and you admire, that's what I do and try to look foward to grow old.

I used to fear this as well. I would often look at older people and see how they are and how happy they seem. I find the wisdom they have appealing. That in turn makes them nice looking. Even more attractive than some "pretty" people with bad attitudes. I often check my face for wrinkles, age spots and gray hair. I am actually aging pretty well. It think its from all the water I drink actually and paying attention to the amount of sun I am exposed to. I have also found that there are many woman that are older actually look nicer in their older years. I am not so worried about it anymore since its a natural part of life. I focus more on the wisdom and inner peace that seems to be becoming stronger within me. My husband also is looking forward to me growing into an older, more mature person. Happiness tends to supersede this I think.

I’ve had days when I have looked at myself and no longer see a young woman but a middle age lady and there have been times when I have looked and realised that I still look quite young! How I see myself depends a lot on how I am feeling at any particular time which goes to prove that it definitely has lot to do what is on the inside that counts the most; corny as it sounds! I once read a saying by Judith Regan that said: "The key to successful aging is to pay as little attention to it as possible." How true!

I am often surprised when I look in the mirror and see the older person before me. I still think of myself as younger. It could really depress you if you let it - I say let's get rid of the mirrors - lol.

Aging is something that i'm not scared of. Because each time i look into the mirror i can only see a younger me. I don't know why but i think at 33 i haven't seen my physical appearance age that much. Mentally i have, emotionally i have, but physically, not so much. Yes i have sun damaged wrinkles from playing volleyball under the scorching heat of the sun when i was younger. My eyes have crows feet when i smile, and yes i do look mature compared ten years ago. But i'm happy. Those wrinkles never bothered me.

I do not want to grow old either but it is happening right before my eyes. I do not want to get gray hair either but I have plucked a few recently. We just have to go with the flow. We cannot stay young forever.

Well aging is inevitable so we just have to accept it. We can of course delay aging but.. it still will come later unless we die earlier than we expect. It is but natural to feel quite sad when you see the signs of aging but lest we get too depressed we should always remember that beauty is vain. Just as a flower withers, beauty also does. Beauty fades with the time and even if we spend a millions to repair all those wrinkles and sags, someday all those cosmetic enhancement will surrender to old age. Look at Gretchen Barretto. She is obviously into Botox. Her face does not look natural anymore. Look how her eyes become deep-set now and the tiny lines below her eyes are gone. But she does not look lovely to me that way. She is now very different from the naturally beautiful young Gretchen with a very soft virginal face. In 10 to 15 years more let us see how that face will change again. Look at Gloria Romero. One of the most beautiful faces I've ever seen. I could not help but admire that classic and world-class beauty of hers when I watch her old-time movies on TV. Her beauty was incomparable. But look how she has aged. Her face underwent cosmetic enhancement as well but her old age can't be hidden by her wrinkled and sagging face these days. But she still is as glamorous and lovely to me despite the old look. Maybe because she is a real beauty in her own right. So lest we get so preoccupied with our physical beauty which fades with the time I think we should rather focus more on how to reflect inner beauty because God looks at our heart and not on our face.

Hi Letran Knight: You are right. Getting older is just part of human nature. It sometimes hurt that at some point we will have to say goodbye. Yes, it can be scary because life is beautiful. So instead of feeling sad for leaving we should accept this fact and enjoy this precious gift we have. That's the best way we can face this truth. ALVARO

We can't escape that my friend. What we can do is to enjoy our lives and try to do good things.

The worst thing about ageing too is being alone. It is okay to grow old with someone. Sharing the moments with each other. I will be 40 this October and I fear getting the 40th and still alone. It is not because I am desperate but I would rather be with someone than be alone.