tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post6235141424736470018..comments2023-11-03T06:32:14.034-07:00Comments on ClassicAndCozy: The Best Kept Secret: Getting Old is OkaySofie Couchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702484708743477860noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-58476528293070378642017-05-06T22:04:43.422-07:002017-05-06T22:04:43.422-07:00Hi Deborah--
I love this post. How lucky you are t...Hi Deborah--<br />I love this post. How lucky you are to have witnessed your parents at that time in their lives. You're right, getting old comes with many joys and freedoms.<br />Victoria--<br />Victoria M. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734245351838987045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-59936343170856713282017-04-05T14:39:15.864-07:002017-04-05T14:39:15.864-07:00Interesting! So you think it's when we hit me...Interesting! So you think it's when we hit menopause. I'm not sure if that's true for everyone, but I do agree that there comes a time when we are free to be who we want. I don't think men are as lucky. Deborah M. Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267288250424093883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-83983264118746678822017-04-05T14:36:00.172-07:002017-04-05T14:36:00.172-07:00It is freeing! I agree!!It is freeing! I agree!!Deborah M. Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267288250424093883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-45994083504486681792017-04-05T14:35:10.105-07:002017-04-05T14:35:10.105-07:00Interesting that you say your fifties. I think I ...Interesting that you say your fifties. I think I was in denial back then about aging or maybe maybe I've just forgotten. But I think more older people are happy than you'd think--except of course those who aren't happy and are determined to make the rest of us miserable too!Deborah M. Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267288250424093883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-43388510673798014802017-04-05T14:32:07.578-07:002017-04-05T14:32:07.578-07:00Exactly! when we stop trying so hard!
Exactly! when we stop trying so hard!<br />Deborah M. Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267288250424093883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-76295671069112735072017-04-05T04:03:48.971-07:002017-04-05T04:03:48.971-07:00I think women, especially, get a new lease on life...I think women, especially, get a new lease on life when we hit menopause. It's as if we are suddenly free to be whatever we want without so many societal strictures. Tracy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361101058670921686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-58438865612629385602017-04-04T18:08:00.788-07:002017-04-04T18:08:00.788-07:00I can so relate, being of that age or maybe even m...I can so relate, being of that age or maybe even more. But, I don't "feel" old either, and there is something freeing about it. I no longer have children living at home but I help out as much as I can with my grandchildren. And things that seemed so important to me when I was younger-- career advancement, appearance, having certain things -- no longer seem to matter as much. And I think I'm happier in general than I've ever been before.Karen McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709823258020421437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-28911936941720095752017-04-04T05:52:10.526-07:002017-04-04T05:52:10.526-07:00I was thinking recently that the fifties are the s...I was thinking recently that the fifties are the second adolescence--coming to grips with the physical changes, including hormonal, that force us to reconcile with our approaching senior status, not to mention our mortality. The physical changes in our fifties were (for me at least) as difficult to deal with as they were in my teens (what am I becoming?!) in large part because there is little to take its place. (Wisdom in our current culture is grossly undervalued.) But there comes a time when we're face to face with ourselves, and superficial aspects fall away of their own weight. So rare to hear from someone who's happy and comfortable at this stage of life. Thanks for sharing this wonderful post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991649443973714721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-20647629317948770552017-04-04T05:32:09.954-07:002017-04-04T05:32:09.954-07:00Love this, Deborah. I think this is true for so ma...Love this, Deborah. I think this is true for so many of us. It's only when we let go and don't try too hard that we really begin to know to know who we are. Wonderful post. Sandy Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-63644145896334837802017-04-04T04:46:20.788-07:002017-04-04T04:46:20.788-07:00Thanks! I was hoping people could relate. And I ...Thanks! I was hoping people could relate. And I see you're up early too. Deborah M. Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267288250424093883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-29178232857462060762017-04-04T04:23:59.428-07:002017-04-04T04:23:59.428-07:00Deborah, I love your blog and can relate. Maybe th...Deborah, I love your blog and can relate. Maybe that's because I'm "old" as well. Like you, I don't feel old. I'm excited to be able to have the time and the health to do what I want. It shouldn't be a secret. Shout it out: Aging can be fun!Fran McNabbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193141285229214245noreply@blogger.com