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[We rescue cats]

I am stepping away from things and events that I no longer enjoy, things I did out of a sense of 'duty'. I'm turning them over to the younger people that can step up and gain that sense of community that I have enjoyed for all these years.

And @Still Raining I do agree, this could be my last chance to read that book, visit that museum or shop. . .

[cotton4me]

Time does seem like it moves faster as we age.  I sometimes wonder how I accomplished so much while I was working.  I suppose I move slower although it doesn’t seem like it.  I feel just as active. 

I found this explanation online:

“Time seems to go faster as we age because our brains process less information as we get older, leading to fewer distinct memories being created, making each period of time feel like it passes more quickly; essentially, when we're young, we experience a lot of new things, which are more readily encoded in our memory, making time feel slower, while as adults, our days can blend together more easily, making time feel like it's going by faster.” 

[just bee]

Some very thoughtful and insightful posts here.

Thank you all. 

[monicakm]

@JoyFilled Warrior 

Well for me it's energy and Mobility. When I was younger I could take care of an infant, clean my entire house, go to the grocery store, put away groceries and cook dinner... all in one day. Now my energy is low because my heart is functioning at half of what it should be.  I remember my mom asking me why she couldn't do what she used to do when she was younger. I said well Mom it might have something to do with you being over 80 years old. She didn't like that answer.

[Skyegirl21]

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

Takes longer to do anything, plain and simple.

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Agree @Imaoldhippie !  Just figuring how to pursue things these days takes longer, find out how to proceed, set up account, Double verify account, send email, wait for response, ughhh.

I soo miss the days, you called and a person answered to help you- it wasn't that long ago! 

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[geezerette]

For me, spending time cleaning up the mess I made when trying to do what used to be so quick and easy!

[Puggywuggy]

I think, perhaps, that even though time seems to move more quickly as we grow older, it also becomes much more precious...at least it does for me. ❤️

[Puzzle Piece]

I don't mind getting old but things aren't like the past.  I'm slower, more easily tired, etc.   My health has gone downhill too.  

My late husband gave me the best years of his life and I gave him the best of mine too.  That in itself is a gift which I will never regret.  

[Tinkrbl44]

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@JoyFilled Warrior wrote:

My beloved, late Dad used to love telling the joke:

"~ Getting old is like a roll of Toilet Paper -

The closer you approach the end, the faster it goes."

Why is it  - There's not enough hours in the day to accomplish what we used to be able to do in the veritable blink of an eye then?

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@JoyFilled Warrior 

Many years ago, before he retired, my dad was very apprehensive about what would he do with all that time on his hands when he wasn't working.

He worried about that.

A year into retirement, he noted that he was so busy that if he ever had to go back to work, he wasn't sure how he'd ever fit it into his schedule!  lol   

[JoyFilled Warrior]

@Tinkrbl44   Ha!