I don't regret growing older but I do fear it
I'm already so far behind with mentality and beliefs compared to people just 8 or 9 years younger than me
I honestly worry what's in store for me as I get even older and it becomes even harder to keep up and change my ways to be with the times
Yes to this, like a hundred times yes. Wear those wrinkles, grey hair, stretch marks, moles, and dentures like medals, because so many better people than me didn't get them. Okay I'm going to go cry now. 😂
I don’t regret growing older. I regret growing older in a country that makes aging prohibitively expensive and where the elderly are forgotten and neglected.
So true! After her 2nd heart transplant, my best friend told me she wished she were 60. When I asked why, she said, because then I’d know I had lived that long. She died 9 months later, at 36. Tomorrow is never promised. Every day is a blessing 🙏
Watching my father die of cancer knowing he wasn't ready, knowing he didn't want to go, scared and heartbroken knowing he was leaving soon..
Makes you love everyday you're given..
When people complain about getting older, I always say better than the alternative. Love my life so much. Grateful 3 of my 4 parents are all on this planet. 🌎
True, but the regret comes from comparing it to youth not death - the hard bit is finding a way to grow old that allows us to flourish rather than wallow in our inevitable regrets.
Five years ago my husband died unexpectedly at 59. I am grateful for every day I’m still standing, in spite of all the grief and pain and challenges of the last five years. Yep, still standing and conscious of the privilege.
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I'm already so far behind with mentality and beliefs compared to people just 8 or 9 years younger than me
I honestly worry what's in store for me as I get even older and it becomes even harder to keep up and change my ways to be with the times
Makes you love everyday you're given..