tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303659102827823832.post4658190064900219805..comments2024-03-04T05:43:38.580-05:00Comments on We Can Fly: Flying past 50, againdorethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212391927383298796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303659102827823832.post-75133290465110395002009-03-17T15:25:00.000-04:002009-03-17T15:25:00.000-04:00I wasn’t going to weigh in on this because althoug...I wasn’t going to weigh in on this because although I’m turning 50 very soon, I’m blessed to have never been depressed in my life and I am not about to do so for a birthday. Birthdays are to be celebrated as the alternative stinks! However, I have given much thought to the other half of one hundred and being an analytical person, it’s not near as much fun no matter the positive spin you want to put on it. <BR/><BR/>Yes, being 50 beats not making it to 50 and I thank God for every day of my life. But reality is that the body deteriorates despite modern medicine and our best health habits. Heck, the first thing the physician wants us to do at age 50 is to schedule a colonoscopy! Nope, there’s nothing fun about HRT, colonoscopies, bladder tucks, hysterectomies and many other procedures, courtesy of 50+. I do not look forward to my eyesight worsening, my skin further softening, sagging, and wrinkling and becoming dotted with more age spots. There’s nothing good to say about gradual memory loss and the threat of Alzheimer’s. I hate the thought of attending more funerals and losing more friends and family. Age fears are not superficial; it’s not about worrying about what other people think or putting on a good face. There are real, tough things associated with aging.<BR/><BR/>I see joy of life in the faces of my Meals on Wheels folks and those in the hospital whom I visit. But I also see much pain, suffering, and loneliness. So I will celebrate 50 and honor these God-given years by tending to my health, at least those things within my control. I will continue to respect and honor those much older than me, particularly those in declining health. And I will smile with understanding when my friends moan about an upcoming birthday because that’s their reality, no matter how rosy the picture is painted by others. That’s what friends are for.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17630560469189879245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303659102827823832.post-69034811467329495602009-03-17T00:14:00.000-04:002009-03-17T00:14:00.000-04:00As someone who just turned 49, I am thanking GOD f...As someone who just turned 49, I am thanking GOD for every new year. There were years were I did not think I would live to see 30, and there were some years were I was so depressed I did not want to see 40...<BR/>Well at 49 years and one week old, I am looking so forward to flying toward 50.<BR/>I am expecting a big party, something like Madi Gras and a parade, some what like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, compelete with marching bands...<BR/>I know more than I care to say what the alternative is to turning 50... And though I love Jesus, I am not ready for my close up yet...<BR/>Besides, we all know that 50 is t he new 30... whatever that means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303659102827823832.post-67966917087875818422009-03-17T00:05:00.000-04:002009-03-17T00:05:00.000-04:00Sister girl, don't fret! 50 is Fabulous. Speaking ...Sister girl, don't fret! 50 is Fabulous. Speaking through the voice of one who has just enter her Fabulous 50's I say life has just begun. Embrace it and run with all of the new energy that life has given you. It is all in how you look at it, and you've already had 50 good years, why not aim for 50 more! <BR/><BR/>I say embrace, don't erase.<BR/><BR/>RuthyRuthy Watson, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08749362168853230199noreply@blogger.com