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A question came to mind regarding hope.
Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 13 5:35pm | Replies (110)Comment receiving replies
Same here. We seniors (soon to be 77 & 80) moved 2 years ago to 6 acres, 10-15 miles from a good grocery chain. People think we’re nuts ( but others we know are leaving the sunny south back to the wintry north). We now have a pond, two gardens ( one with raised beds off the ground), wild apple trees etc. It’s a constant battle against weeds which don’t bother me ( husband too busy to help 😂). I bought a battery - run weedwhacker, leaf blower and chainsaw. Nothing new for me except the batteries. I’m in the process of removing bushes which require constant trimming and replacing with perennials. I get as much exercise as the batteries allow until they need charging, walk our dog every day down our quiet road and eat a few fresher vegetables than I can buy. My plan is put in more raised beds next year and get the pond stocked with bass. Gives me hope. PS. I don’t mind winter but arthritis makes it hard to go snowshoeing any more.
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I was so happy to read your reply. I am 61 but with MS i feel like i'm much older many days. Having said that, three years ago we left south florida when my husband retired and moved to NW Georgia where we bought a farmhouse on acreage and have started a horse rescue...my lifetime dream. Of course I need much help doing this and the days are very long (and this time of year way too hot), but little by little I feel better, stronger and more hopeful:)
Feeling hopeless, or in my case also feeling useless, is detrimental in so many ways. I can go down a rabbit hole fast and find myself staying there if Im not careful, so I do understand. I hope and pray you are able to find reasons to be hopeful and to look forward to each new day.
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I love what you have described! It all sounds so wholesome, beautiful, healthy, enjoyable, amazing. You're so fortunate to have each other & the resources that enable your lifestyle.
We're all born with different blessings and challenges; I've been "older" than my years for decades due to chronic illness so I really envy your abilities and stamina. I DO enjoy doing those things when possible--gardening yesterday I worked up a dripping sweat for the first time in ages *from exertion not the weather.
I don't know about that whole snow shoe thing though... ! 🤣