Aging Ain't Fun
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189820)
Boise, Idaho
August 29, 2023 8:44pm CST
No, it certainly is not. I have come across some interesting sayings down through the years that have kept me going...
As Gilda Radner said in an article for New Woman in 1986, "Here I am just getting the hang of growing up when I'm faced with the dilemma of growing old." Ugh! I don't like to even think about it.
Of course, It's wonderful to grow old if you remember to stay young while you're doing it. Now that's the trick of enjoying the heck out of life. Finding the fun in it is what constitutes 'the adventure of life'.
I try not to worry about the final outcome too. And, as I have to remember: Don't worry about senility, if you get it you won't know it.
So, what do you think? Am I on the right track?
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@FourWalls (86615)
• United States
30 Aug 23
As that great sage and poet, Jimmy Buffett, said, “I’m growing older but not up.”
The pains of middle age suck, but as Buffett said (in the same song), I’d rather die while I’m living.
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@MarieCoyle (59149)
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30 Aug 23
Jimmy Buffett also said, ''Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.'' For some reason, as I grow older I have always remembered that when learning to accept my wrinkles!
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Aug 23
Definitely not for sissies, either. 
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@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
30 Aug 23
You got that right @celticeagle
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Aug 23
I wish I still felt now like I did when I was 52...
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Sep 23
I'll be 72 in November and I can tell ya, it ain't fun.
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@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
30 Aug 23
@BarBaraPrz I'll second that. I'd be happy to be 52
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Aug 23
It's getting to senility that worries us, after we're there all's well.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Sep 23
Yep, it's getting there that is the big worry.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
30 Aug 23
I agree with Fiacre. Growing old is not for sissies. It sucks!
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
1 Sep 23
@marlina Anyone who talks about the Golden Years should be flogged!!! lololol
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Sep 23
Me too. I'm too curious as to what happens in the world and with my kids.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
31 Aug 23
It is all "mind over matter". If you forget, and do not mind, it does not matter.
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@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
30 Aug 23
If I am to say something about the physical changes that comes with aging, I say I'm there with you. Now that I am older, I see to hear more and more parts of my body that pop. I also wake up with a body ache - who gets hurt from sleeping? Hopefully with my newfound active lifestyle, I am able to still somehow enjoy activities.
Hopefully with my newfound active lifestyle, I am able to still somehow enjoy activities.1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
30 Aug 23
Yes you are. Though I am a few years younger than you, I am not far behind you and I am noticing. There is no going back though, so nothing to do but go forward.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Sep 23
And get the nutrients we need and stretch each day. That helps me.
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@RasmaSandra (97957)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Aug 23
I often forget I am old or in my sunset years and then get a little scared when I suddenly see myself in a mirror. But as long as I feel just fine I don't let it get to me and I just rock on,
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Sep 23
Yes, the mirrors should all be covered or taken down I think after age 55. It's weird cause my mind is still that of me in my 30s or 40s but the body is that of an 80 or 90 year old and I'm 71.
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@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
30 Aug 23
I'm thankful that I'm aging fairly well with just some basic aches and pains. I do see that I've slowed down though and can't do as much as I used to without getting tired.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Sep 23
@Marilynda1225 ...........I have one knee and one hip. It's because I have one leg shorter than the other.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Sep 23
Feel lucky. I get tired more easily nowadays too.
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@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
1 Sep 23
@celticeagle my knees are what hold me back from doing a lot.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Sep 23
Things certainly have changed. Priorities also change. Day-to-day is where it's at, that's for sure.
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