Aging
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LOOSEN UP!!!
Do you know who the most uptight people are?? The young. Go figure. While they are telling the rest of us to, “Chill out,” they are trying so desperately to, “Fit in,” they can’t see straight. There is NOTHING more anxiety producing than trying to get somewhere fast without a map. Worse? Most of them… Read more
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GET OFF THE ROAD, GRANDMA!
Pushing my grocery cart towards the automatic doors, I can’t help but notice the older man just ahead of me. He is tall and spry, and the bright, yellow sweater he wears sets off his sharp, new haircut. I observe these details because when the automatic doors open, he doesn’t budge. “Waiting for… Read more
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TOP TEN ‘UP’SIDES OF GOING DOWNHILL
12. A good night’s sleep can happen smack in the middle of the day. 11.. When your car gets towed, you are actually entitled to a senior discount! 10. No one tries to slip a ‘date rape’ drug in your drink. 9. Store clerks don’t try to sell you spandex or stilettos anymore. 8. … Read more
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TEN FEET TALL
Okay, so maybe I was putting off my new gym routine workout. Or maybe I was looking to add that ‘new hobby’ all the experts say is important at my age. But the way I see it, that 8 year-old making baskets all by himself at the Y last week just needed a little… Read more
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BACK UP!
As I deliver this bit of shocking news, I hope that you are not sitting down. Frankly, you need to be standing at attention. Here goes: if you are over 40, only about 60% of you have even thought about getting old. However, one third of you prefer, ‘not to think about aging at all.’ … Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 