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Please Share 3 Things You Appreciate about Being Old

Posted by Miriam, Volunteer Mentor @mir123, Nov 27 10:00am

It's Thanksgiving, so I'm looking at the positive. Some folks don't like the word "old" but I don't mind it. You can substitute "aging" if you prefer! I'm thrilled to be 71 and looking at 72. Due to serious health concerns in my youth I never expected to make it this far. So here goes--and I hope you can join in.

My Three Positive Things

1. I know what my ethics and beliefs are, and I'm no longer worried I might betray them because of outside pressure.
2. I can tell a good story based on life experience.
3. I'm less self critical. My mom told me that if she made a mistake she'd say "you're so clumsy" to herself. When she turned 80 she changed and told herself "you're doing great!"

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Miriam, Volunteer Mentor | @mir123 | Nov 29 5:58pm
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My three positive things:
1. Jesus is my friend.
2. I tell my wife she is not Wonder Woman but she is a “WONDERFUL WOMAN “!
We have been married 56 years.
3. My goal in life is to be open, honest, and loving!

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@captboat 56 years is amazing!

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kathymj | @kathymj | Nov 30 9:01am
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My three positive things:
1. Jesus is my friend.
2. I tell my wife she is not Wonder Woman but she is a “WONDERFUL WOMAN “!
We have been married 56 years.
3. My goal in life is to be open, honest, and loving!

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@captboat you are a precious man💕

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ddn | @ddn | Nov 30 12:16pm
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GOOD QUESTION when there are so many negatives, esp. related to health
1) not having my period anymore
2) saying "no" to things that would make my life less happy/pleasant/comfortable
3) being slightly eccentric seems to be more acceptable. 🙂

The Senior discount when you can get it.....

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@kayraymat
1. Feeling more free to be myself.

2. Not having to work anymore.

3. Not driven to acquire "things" anymore. I have enough.

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kayraymat | @kayraymat | Nov 30 2:13pm
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@kayraymat
1. Feeling more free to be myself.

2. Not having to work anymore.

3. Not driven to acquire "things" anymore. I have enough.

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@ddn
Now the task becomes disposing of all those things/ treasures
in a meaningful way!
I am still working at something I really enjoy, connected to the "work"
from which I retired.
Yes, yes, yes being oneself as kooky as it may seem to others 🙂

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Molly | @chiennoir1981 | Nov 30 2:34pm

1) Not caring so much about what other people think
2) Not caring as much about what other people DO
3) Discovering I can begin again, but with self-acceptance and the wisdom from lessons learned

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nycmusic | @nycmusic | Nov 30 2:43pm
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I really needed to read this discussion. I’ve been negative most of my life and was diagnosed with depression at 50. I am now nearing 82 and smiling about it. Here are my three and probably 100 or so more but I’ll do the required 3:
1. I too dress in WHATEVER I want to wear, and don’t care what ANYONE says or thinks or rolls their eyes🤣

2. I’m smiling cuz I’m nearing 82 and I love not having a filter anywhere in my mind or body🤣

3. I love that GOD is my best and last friend EVER‼️

I love Mayoconnect cuz it brought me to life again in a loving caring way. No more negativity in my life. And when something is going wrong around me in my life,
I feel God keeping me calm and serene. God bless everyone!

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@kathymj my mother-in-law used to say —5 years from now , what age you are now will look ‘young’… she lived to about 93.

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happilyalive | @happilyalive | Nov 30 3:30pm

I love that the word "old" is not a four letter word. 🙂

I love that I no longer desire or need to follow fads but am happy with what I enjoy eating, seeing, hearing, wearing and doing

I love that I don't have to learn how to Code or worry about AI taking my job. 🙂

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slarson14 | @slarson14 | Nov 30 9:15pm

I am much more mellow old than when I was young, less worrying.
I am able to pick and choose what I want to spend time on.
Wiser does come with older to some of us.

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kllevinson | @kllevinson | Dec 1 9:22am

1.more wisdom
2. appreciation of all living things.
3. Believe in something bigger than ourselves.

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victoria76 | @victoria76 | Dec 1 9:48am

That is a good topic to write about because of everyone’s health issues and it sure can get you down ….1/. iam 77 years old and still have all my wits about me (. most of the time ). 2/ i still have my sense of humor ,(most of the time ). 3/ i have a positive attitude (most of the time ). It is a good idea to think of all the positive things in your live even in hard times …My mothers use to say when i asked her how she coped with all her health issues and she said “its just another thing to get use too “ So i have adopted that attitude !!! Merry xmas everyone !😊🇨🇦

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