Re: What surprised you most about getting older?

Marienkaefer2 · ‎03-09-2010

Well, it wasn't a surprise really, more like a dose of reality.

Seeing relatives in my life passing away.

It especially hit me hard in the last five years when my grandparents both passed away within a couple of years.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.--Marcus Tullius Cicero

HB glamma · ‎08-23-2011

How much like my mother I've turned out!! (the good and the bad, ha ha)

namaste000 · ‎03-13-2010

Good topic!!

RubyNoel · ‎08-29-2010

How it would feel as though it happened suddenly. Also, that I would loose all of my family so young.

RubyNoel

RinaRina · ‎03-13-2010

@fff11 wrote:
The older I get, the more outspoken I become. It's such a liberating feeling knowing that the world won't end -- and oftentimes it will become much better -- if I simply speak up.

I've always been outspoken, but unfortunately, as I've gotten older, expressing my opinion hasn't worked out for me. Now, I just keep my mouth shut and make a lot of effort to be agreeable.

"The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become."

morning glory · ‎04-01-2011

I used to put off things because I thought there was plenty of time to do them like writing down the family history, or writing that novel, or going on trips to places i want to see and now the time isn't there so much like it was. At 70 I probably have if I am lucky only 20 yrs left of life.I never used to think about that very much.

Another thing about getting older is losing friends to death and the other thing to mention is all the aches and pains and hurting and Doctor appts. that are going on now. since I have grown older. And loss of strength for me which bothers me. I used to clean house in a day or two and now it takes weeks. I wear out faster.

I don't feel old in my mind but I sure do in my body.

What is something else I notice is the ones dying are cousins and not aunts and uncles. It is a new generation of my family I am losing to death.

JB116 · ‎10-12-2016

I know I am younger than some here (I'll be 44 in January) but what has surprised me the most about getting older is how cold I have become to most situations. NOT people, but situations. I always have had compassion for people and still do.

I have had major unfortunate luck in my early life so things such as death doesn't affect me anymore. (Lost both parents and only grandparent before I was 15). Was on my own for a VERY long time and I now realized as I got older how much that hardened me.

It's a depressing thought and feeling but I try every single day to do a little bit better every day.

Hayfield · ‎03-10-2010

I'm 62 and I'm in fairly good shape, exercise daily, eat right, hold a part time job but it takes me twice as long to do something than when I was 30. If I get sick, even a cold, it will "knock me for a loop", I'll need to make sure to get plenty of rest, when I was younger, I just kept going. I have to be an even better planner when having a dinner party or just going out to meet a friend for lunch, like I said, it takes me longer to do things, but at least I still have my health, so I keep doing things, even when there's too much on my plate, someday I may be all alone, who knows. I've always appreicated my family and friends, but as I get older they mean even more to me, maybe because there are so many people that have little family & friends and are alone. Even though the holidays are a little stressful, trying to get so much done, I'm blessed that I have family & friends in my life to do things for and with. I try to be more grateful for what I do have and try not to want for more, I'm working on that one!