I used to but now I do not.........
@allknowing (130067)
India
December 14, 2018 10:04pm CST
So many things I used to do but now I do not and in some cases I cannot.
I can no longer dance thanks to my broken back. I loved to dance. I no longer wear dresses. My huge waist does not permit that. I used to visit people. I do not do that any more. I can write a book on what I used to do and that which I do not do now. 
How about you. Do you have a huge list too?
How about you. Do you have a huge list too?15 people like this
17 responses
@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
15 Dec 18
I have not stopped doing anything. Rather, I enjoy life more now than it was in the past
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
15 Dec 18
@amitkokiladitya I can't say really that I enjoy life anymore now then I did before but I appreciate and value life more.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Dec 18
@allknowing I do it for my happiness too but that is a different thing. I forget, what I do for my own happiness, in the next very moment. When people used you for their own benefits and later they forgot you, then it is difficult to digest. Am I right? Not expecting gratitude, but why absence of communication?
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
15 Dec 18
@Sreekala That is the way of the world to day.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
15 Dec 18
There is no gratitude. I do it for my own happiness and I know I will not get a thank you from them.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
15 Dec 18
@allknowing you said you can do longer dance and you loved to dance so I feel sorry you cannot do that even if you have many other things you enjoy.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
15 Dec 18
@shaggin One's mind gets conditioned to new vistas.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
15 Dec 18
I never said I feel sorry I just said I do not do certain things that I used to do before So there is no change in your lifestyle I notice. There are so many things I do now that give me a lot of happiness.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
17 Dec 18
We tend to lose interest in certain activities as we age.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
18 Dec 18
@DianneN I cannot imagine wearing short dresses too 
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
15 Dec 18
@Courage7 No matter what. one learns to face it with a smile
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
15 Dec 18
@allknowing Life is becoming busier and busier
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
15 Dec 18
As we get on in age we lose interest in so many things and that does not mean we do not live. There are new things that we engage in
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
16 Dec 18
@LadyDuck It has all to do with our priorities that keep changing
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@LadyDuck (457412)
• Switzerland
16 Dec 18
@allknowing I loved to dance, it's no more something that I enjoy a lot to do.
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@wolfgirl569 (94778)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Dec 18
I am still doing everything. Just at a slower pace. 
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@wolfgirl569 (94778)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Dec 18
@allknowing That is what matters the most.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Dec 18
But as things get lost sometimes new ones are found--- I miss the walking I used to do. My back is not great and walking too far causes me leg pain. But I can do short spurts of walking which is healthy to do and I try to do that often.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
15 Dec 18
Finally it is a matter of acceptance and being OK with whatever is doled out to us. I am fine. I too would have continued to travel to places which I cannot do now but I reminisce having travelled the world quite a bit when I could.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
18 Dec 18
@allknowing So true! Life is ever-changing.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
15 Dec 18
I used to hang out with friends most of the time. Now I just hangout with family and coworkers.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
17 Dec 18
@yoalldudes Acceptance is the name of the game.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
17 Dec 18
@allknowing I can appreciate change at this stage in my life. Acceptance is its sister.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
16 Dec 18
I am so sorry to hear about your broken back, did you have any accident before? In my case there is something I can't do anymore. When I was 10 years old I fell down from a tree and broke my right forearm, it was horrible and the pain the worst ever. I had a surgery and all the stuff done, thank God I am fine and there's a little scar over there, thing is now i cannot touch my right shoulder with my right hand because rarely my hand can't get there while my left hand can. Fortunately I am left-handed so there's no major issue on that :)
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
16 Dec 18
Just to clarify. I have moved on and have created a world where I am happy. Just like me you too have a positive attitude
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
17 Dec 18
@allknowing Great to hear that! :)
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
15 Dec 18
@Karenmm Life changes - sometimes for better sometimes for worse.
@Karenmm (881)
• Nairobi, Kenya
15 Dec 18
@allknowing there are so many new things like I stated learning how to skate,ride a motorcycle etc
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
15 Dec 18
I am sure you can rewind yourself and do things that you can do and this way stay happy.
