Yes, aging is a real challenge. I'm 87 and my PCP told me last week that I look "much younger than my stated age," and I said, "oh, you say that to all the girls." Later, I discovered that it's a medical thing, part of the assessment process. Looking younger than your age indicates you're probably in better shape than average, more able to withstand invasive treatments, etc., In terms of good things about aging, always looking for examples and ways to stay out of the pits. Today I read the Loyola U. magazine devoted entirely to Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, who recently died at the age of 104. She was a welcoming committee of one when I enrolled at Mundelein College in l972 or '3, having just discovered it as I signed my kids up for the laboratory preschool they ran. (Sadly, Mundelein was folded into Loyola in the 90's.) Changed my life; after getting a B.A. in l980. I went on to an A.M. at the University of Chicago, graduated in '85 and began a 30+ year career as a social worker/psychotherapist. Am about retired now, due to Long Covid (ugh) and aging (big ugh). What Sr. Jean taught us was "Be cheerful; take care of other people and encourage them, and be grateful for all you have." She would add, trust in God, pray a lot and expect to go to heaven, which, admittedly is a bigger challenge for me. But yes, the 12 Steps of AA are a great path to peace, and ultimately suggest that, having acquired whatever gifts you have, pass it on. A recovering person I'm familiar with has written a prayer: "Thank you for all you've given me, for all you've taken away, and for all I still have left, for it's enough." Gratitude! Working at it.