Cicero: “It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgement; in these qualities old age is usually not only not poorer but is even richer…
They say, also, that the old man has nothing even to hope for. Yet he is in better case than the young man, since what the latter merely hopes for, the former has already attained; the one wishes to live long, the other I has lived long…”
This is great, I find it fascinating how some of the most simple interactions can have significant influence on who are, and what we become.
I particularly enjoyed how you carried this memory along, from one milestone to another. I do wonder, how many of these tiny moments that shape us slip away before we’re able to identify and reflect on them.
How to grow old? Simply forget numbers and be who you are. For some this means growing old gracefully, others chose to grow old disgracefully. How does one go about the latter? That's a matter of choice, Buy a motor bike or sports car, take up salsa dancing,get a younger love (in my case at 35 she is still a couple of years short of half my age - I already had the sports car,) and erase the word 'inappropriate' from your lexicon.) It you want to do it and you are capable of doing it, it is not inappropriate.
I am an impulsive person. Sometimes thats a good thing, sometimes it gets me into a whole heap of trouble! I am only 20 mins into arriving here on Substack and it feels like I’ve arrived on a new planet. A place where content is … well meaningful. What have I been doing on instagram and other platforms all these years? I AM AN OLDER WOMAN. Gosh did you hear my shout that out loud. I am 57. I am living MY LIFE. MY WAY. I am still navigating my way in a world where we are put down, ignored, shouted at, told to shut up whilst at the same time being admired, complimented, thanked. Ha here’s the truth, The negatives flowed out and the positives dried up… I want us to exist in a world where there is more balance. As women we are all uniquely different in every possible way, from ethnicity, fashion taste, location in the world, religion and everything else under the sun but as women of a a certain age, as women who have entered or are entering that space, post fertility, as OLDER women, my goodness we have SO MUCH in common. X
Sari, I would like to recommend someone for the Oldster questionnaire. Could I describe him more fully in an email please? My email is janet.berlo@gmail.com, if you would send me yours. No hurry. Thanks.
Cicero: “It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgement; in these qualities old age is usually not only not poorer but is even richer…
They say, also, that the old man has nothing even to hope for. Yet he is in better case than the young man, since what the latter merely hopes for, the former has already attained; the one wishes to live long, the other I has lived long…”
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This is great, I find it fascinating how some of the most simple interactions can have significant influence on who are, and what we become.
I particularly enjoyed how you carried this memory along, from one milestone to another. I do wonder, how many of these tiny moments that shape us slip away before we’re able to identify and reflect on them.
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Why would you not recommend the Substack of an actual old person? Snarkysenior.com.
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How to grow old? Simply forget numbers and be who you are. For some this means growing old gracefully, others chose to grow old disgracefully. How does one go about the latter? That's a matter of choice, Buy a motor bike or sports car, take up salsa dancing,get a younger love (in my case at 35 she is still a couple of years short of half my age - I already had the sports car,) and erase the word 'inappropriate' from your lexicon.) It you want to do it and you are capable of doing it, it is not inappropriate.
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I am an impulsive person. Sometimes thats a good thing, sometimes it gets me into a whole heap of trouble! I am only 20 mins into arriving here on Substack and it feels like I’ve arrived on a new planet. A place where content is … well meaningful. What have I been doing on instagram and other platforms all these years? I AM AN OLDER WOMAN. Gosh did you hear my shout that out loud. I am 57. I am living MY LIFE. MY WAY. I am still navigating my way in a world where we are put down, ignored, shouted at, told to shut up whilst at the same time being admired, complimented, thanked. Ha here’s the truth, The negatives flowed out and the positives dried up… I want us to exist in a world where there is more balance. As women we are all uniquely different in every possible way, from ethnicity, fashion taste, location in the world, religion and everything else under the sun but as women of a a certain age, as women who have entered or are entering that space, post fertility, as OLDER women, my goodness we have SO MUCH in common. X
Sari, I would like to recommend someone for the Oldster questionnaire. Could I describe him more fully in an email please? My email is janet.berlo@gmail.com, if you would send me yours. No hurry. Thanks.