How Do You Feel About Aging?

Hello abmacasinag, I feel good about aging, thanking the Lord I've made it this far. I am 51 yrs young. I tell ya once you hit 30 the years fly by so fast...lol...it seems as though it was yesterday when I was 30. Aches and pains started in my 40's. and now I'm experiencing the big PAUSENo fun there. But it is what it is and we have to go through it. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Thank you for posting this topic. Blessings to you

I have been there myself. I am now 49 and I still feel like I'm 20. You are as old as you think and feel. Do not worry, you are only 29, that is young, believe me.

I have mixed feelings about aging. In one way, I see it as a positive. I really do think there is truth to the adage that older equals wiser. I always got on better with those much older than myself, for the most part, for this reason. They just didn't have the same immature temperaments fused with excessive use of slang and other social jargon nor did they have such a "cliquish" aura to them with no signs of common sense or proper formality to them at all (I am finding however, that this sadly isn't the case with many people I know who were born in 1970 or later). I think those older than their young adult years tend to be much more talented in certain subjects. For one thing, they write better. Any poetry or prose they write has a more mature tone and when they blog, they don't have to use slang/texting spellings for words and stick an emoticons after every sentence! This is refreshing to me because I love "old world" formality and one of the things I loathe-loathe-LOATHE about today's day and age is how it is dying down. It's as though nothing is sacred anymore... People who are older as a whole also have a greater appreciation for things like history, patriotism, and anything pertaining to the arts that was created BEFORE the 1960's. I didn't have to wait for maturity to kick in to appreciate little things like this but it seems most people do. There is a flip side to the way I see aging, however, and I think a lot of it has to do with both my profession and the fact that I have not been the least bit content with my life from childhood to present (I have social phobia and OCD which has caused a lot of challenges but not in the ways you might think - I never had disability-type issues because of it, just severe self-esteem and anxiety issues.) Things have gotten better in recent years but the problem is I just feel like I am in a place where I have nothing to win and yet nothing to lose and there is a lot of fear that comes with that. My profession also plays a role in how I feel about getting older. I am a dancer and performer. Everyone knows how the arts and entertainment sector views age. Sometimes age and what age you were when you started are set as higher priorities than actual talent and dedication. Some of the extremes they go to make you feel ancient when you're not even thirty yet! After all is said and done, I guess you can say I have mixed feelings on aging. I think most people's feelings are mixed for the most part.

29? you are still a youngster. i will be turning 50 in september and although i am not looking forward to it, i realize that age is just a number and you are as old as you feel.

I think I will feel it when my girlfriend don't like me anymore. :))

I never really thought I would care about or even thinkg about aging but I have to admit it has been on my mind a lot to lately, which is sad to say because I just turned 21 on March 11. I know Im still young but since I havent went to college I have no job and no car right now and I am just feeling really sad and lost not knowing how to do the things in my life that I really want to do. I still dont feel like im 21 but I feel like one morning im just going to wake up and be old with nothing to show for it. I know what I want to do in my life, just not how to do it and I dont want to be one of those elderly ladies wishing I did things different. Thanks for your post it helps me see things I need to do and not sit around waiting for it.

Aging is inevitable. Time marches on and every second sees every one of us get older. The trouble is that when you are young you don't think about getting older so you don't plan for it and many don't look after themselves. I was fit, very active and extremely healthy. I'm not yet 60 and I'm pretty much in constant pain and have problems with joints muscles and therefore movement in general. I had no idea this would happen and I have a lot of trouble coming to terms with it. Of course, I'm luckier than some and much better off than so many others.

29?that's still quite young. heck,i just turned 42.i still feel the same as 22..only a bit slower. but that has more to do with accidents i've had,not age. you're as old as you feel.age is just a number for the most part. the last time my nephew called me old,i just had to go beat him into the dirt at video games.boy,i was there when they first made them!

I don't really mind it. It is a natural process. Besides, I have a child now. When I grow old, it means that my son also grows up. This is a joy. I love China

I remember when I turned 25 how I thought I was a quarter of a century old. When I turned 50, I was half a century. I don't know how much longer I will have, but time goes on! I remember going to my coworker's daughter's wedding (we were both about 45 or something like that) and it made me feel old to know that kids that were born the year I graduated high school were already old enough to be married! Not having had kids myself, this was unreal to me. When I got ovarian cancer at 43, I thought I was too young for that to happen. Now that I am having a recurrence, I am starting to feel older. Will this ever end???

Interesting. Actually I was listening to the radio when I was driving the other day, it was saying women tend to feel old when they turn 29, men starts to feel old when they turn 58 in average. I'm 7 years younger than you and I'm worry about getting old already, you know why, it is because I have become a mother and it makes me feel I have a huge responsibility and I'm not a little young girl anymore, I have to a big momma for my baby. However, I still mentally and physically young, I always feel like I'm 18

Hello. When I was 15 years old I told myself 'yikes! i am too old now'. Then, I turned 20, I said, oh well, I'm still young.And now I am almost at the last phase of 30 and I'm beginning to see the changes in my physical appearance. Not so soft skin, fine lines and not so firm skin, bigger pores, etc, etc. Must I be worry about it? Honestly, sometimes I do. But that is life. We are all subject to wear and tear. What is important is that we are aging gracefully. It doesn't matter if one day, I'll be wrinkly and too old. As long as I've planted love and made love in this world, I'll be looking at the sunset of my life with contentment and happiness.

I wouldn't mind being forever young, I can tell you that! Though it's only the physical side of ageing I'm worried about and I think 29/30 is a bit too young to think about that. Actually, it's no use worrying at all about what you can't change. I'm sure being more mature has its advantages. Life should/can be enjoyed at any age!

I have only 20 years, but I'm already thinking about the years are coming. Not in a way that I'm scared of them, but in a way that how can I live better, plenty, full of happiness and beauty. I don't care about aging, anyway, I felt a bit weird when I turned my 20s, but happy because my life is starting. I'm pretty sure that I'm going to feel the same when I turn 30. I have always been a very weird person, I don't have a lot of friends, I don't like going out all the time, I don't like clubbing or drinking or smoking or doing all the typical thing that teenagers enjoy. To me, fun is sitting at a Starbucks with a book, some music or a couple of friends, going to the movies, spending time with friends but in a house, the most relaxed and comfortable possible, taking care of myself, my health, my skin, my hair, taking long, beautyfing and relaxing baths, being in peace, this is fun for me, away from all the crazy and excessive things of life, I have always been like that. Probably this is why I don't care about aging, I think that with the years to come, your life is also coming, your things, your house, your family, you can live those years the way you want, and I'm really excited planning how I want to live those years, the most relaxed and free possible, without all that stress from the teenager years. Just me and my new carefree life. Yes, I'm really excited about aging, I'm planning to reach my 60s happy, healthy and looking my best.

I will be 72 years old in two weeks and I am a point is life where I enjoy every minute of every day. When I link back to being 29 years old I am so happy I am no longer facing all the trials and tribulation's I faced before I reach my present age. Now I can do what I want when I want. I do not have to answer to anyone. My family has long left the nest now I do not have to put anyone else's wants and feeling before my own. Inside I feel young and am blessed with the best of health, my faith is strong and life as a senior is WONDERFUL!

IDK why the '30' is like that. LOL!!! I can laugh about it now. The '50' is the same. But hey when you really think about it many people live to be 100 so 50 is the middle. Its like leaving one room and going into the next. When my youngest started school i had a melt down. Wondering what i was gonna do. When she left home i had another melt down wondering what i was gonna do. Im 55 now and wondering what the next big '0' is going to bring. Now that i realize the big '0' is just a change of scenery and nothing to worry about really. Like going from act I to act II. Simple. Also i used to think 50 was old but now i dont know where old begins. But i know its not 50. Lol!!! The first time i heard a older woman tell me being grandma is better that being mom. I just wanted to tell her,"what ever old lady." But now i know what she had said was so true. Being grandma is alot better. It the greatest being single, responsbility free and still young enough to enjoy it.

Oh, if I were ONLY turning 29 again! In less than a week I will turn 59. I don't know where the years went because I really don't feel "old". I remember quite well when I was 29. I had my first baby when I was 29. He will be turning 30 this June! One thing that surprised me when I got older was how our mind doesn't change; we're the same person inside that body at 29 and at 59, it's only the image in the mirror that changes. Well, that and having to do things with a bit more caution and knowing that things like jumping, running, doing cartwheels, etc. is definitely out. Aside from having far less energy and hurting all over if I overdo it these days, I feel like I did at 29. I love the saying, "We have to grow older but we don't have to grow old." Enjoy your age, no matter how high it goes.

I guess it depends on the individual, and how they handle it. Or how well they have lived their life to this point. Some people have messed up their lives so much, that their 30s and 40s are not as much fun. A sad truth is that humans often fail to realize that crazy ways of living while they are young, can ruin them for years and years into the future. I have a friend right now that went wild and crazy, and now she has no life, and no friends (other than me I suppose). She's lonely and stuck, and I want to help, I wish I could help, but the choices she made in the past, has made it impossible to fix. But honestly, I've seen the other side too. My parents, having been married for 40 years, are now enjoying life more than ever in their late 50s. They go to the beach, they drive across the country, they visit people whenever they want. I called them up to meet up for dinner, and found out they were in Florida, sun bathing on the beaches. (We live in Ohio, which is 19 hours from Florida). They just decided they were going to Florida, packed up and left. They can only do that because of years of living the good life, working hard, saving money, and making wise choices. So... I suppose I have no problem leaving the "crazy 20s" behind. I don't remember all that much that I wish to repeat. I wager my 40s and 50s will be far better than my 20s ever were. I guess we'll both find out eventually.

Aging has never bothered me. I am 55 right now and I don't think it will in the future either. I remember when I turned 30, 40 and 50 everyone thought it would bother me. It doesn't. It matters more how you feel about yourself than what your age is I think. I know some older people who still act like they are children.

i didnt start crying untill i turned 50 and it got here fast i couldn't wait to be 16 then 18 and 21 and after that it went really fast but if you eat right and take care of yourself you should be ok and people our living to be in the 100 and maybe your that lucky one