Age is a topic that adults of different ages often talk about in my therapy groups.
We have so many preconceptions and judgments about age. For example, women aren’t supposed to share their age. Why not? I’m proud that I’ve reached the age of 71.
I hope we can enter an age where there is no discrimination based on age.
Here are some quotes about age:
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Do you see age in my other images for today?
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Here’s a song I wrote which includes my age:
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Thanks to all those who are here for this age post, including YOU!
I always figure that age is just a number, we should not judge anyone or their ability to do certain things because o their age!
I totally agree, Carole Anne!
One day I woke up and I felt way older than the previous day, Ann. Finally, I thought, my beard has been gray for decades.
We’re good at any age, Mark!
Your post today has really affected me! My own aging process has not felt like a steady, gradual rise, but rather a series of plateaus where I’ve stayed for awhile. I remember feeling like the same inner person from teens into 40s. Then a fairly quick shift to a sense of constant giving to others with little room for myself, likely (well, definitely) helped along by raising young children at the time. The 40s inner me stayed around through 65, when Medicare-required questionnaires at medical appointments seemed to imply that I (or anyone) became instantly feeble-minded at the stroke of midnight on that birthday, leaving me feeling frustrated, unvalued, and unrespected. Now at 70, another shift, with an inner voice reminding me “This is MY time and I’m going to spend it as I want to” while trying (not highly successfully) to avoid stressing over normal physical changes of aging. I could have 30 years left and I’m busy with so many personal projects.
Your comment has really affected me, Debbie. Thanks so much for sharing this.
I appreciate them all, because I am here because of them. age is real, and we adapt and adjust as we go.
Another ageless comment from you, my friend.
I remember on my 80th birthday, Valentine’s Day 2023, I had to recheck the numbers. 2023 – 1943. Yup. 80. Weird. How in the hell did I get here? So now, 81 going on 82, I boast about it all the time. Hey, folks. I’m 81 years old. Who’da thunk? Okay, so I have a bad back and I limp/lurch about the house. Can’t really feel my left leg from the knee down. My docs don’t see concerned. Haven’t worn makeup for years – well, would need glasses to do that and try putting makeup on … well, nevermind. You get the gist. I love staring at my hands. They are the only really wrinkly part. I push the skin around to make hills and valleys. Weird. And I’ve given off all the pheromones I ever had to give. They went to good causes and I don’t have to worry about them anymore. Life is lovely.
Thanks for this very lovely comment, Barbara.
My knowledge of my ancestry is sketchy but I know within just a few generations it can be traced back to the Murray clan of Scotland. When I was only twenty I met a Scottish guy in a pub and told him that. He said “I’m a Campbell! The Murrays and Campbells fought!” I said we should put old hatreds to rest and shook his hand. Then we bought each other a pint and laughed.
One of the nice things about getting older is that experiences like that still make me happy but also seem different.
Your comments always make me happy, Chris, no matter what the age.
Aging is a gift not all humans are given. It’s a privilege to age along side my 85-year-old hubby. I’m only six months behind him. We will celebrate our 63rd anniversary this February (and there were nay-sayers who said it wouldn’t last!). I can honestly say we love one another more now than we did the day we were married. It’s a well worn, comfortable, endearing, respectful love. If you are given the gift of aging, unwrap it, flaunt it, appreciate each day, share your gained wisdom, and thank God for each sunrise-sunset. Life is a gift!
Jan, thanks you for the priceless and ageless gift of this comment!
Ann, I posted a link to this post on my blog. I appreciate your selected quotes about aging… especially Renard <3
Thanks, Jan!