@IndianaScott The first response to the question about accepting change as I get older is, "not very well." I cannot keep the super long days that I used to anymore because it is too much of a drain on my system. Likewise there are now dietary and activity changes that I never gave thought to 20 or even 15 years ago! About 10 years ago, I happened to see myself in a mirror, and it was a combination of the light and time of day, all I could think of was wow do I look old! All the experience lines AKA wrinkles, gray hairs, marks and scars are signs to me of a life fully lived. There are things on my bucket list that I know I will never accomplish, like climbing Mt. Whitney. But I can look look at it from afar, and marvel in the beauty of it. It's a matter of perspective, and a matter of tweaking that perspective to meet what I can still do.
Ginger