Do you accept your GROWING AGE /becoming Older day by Day....

I have to say that I have 23 years old and I'm already suffering with this matter. I'm not happy when my birthday is coming, seriously, I get really depressed. I guess because I think that I didn't done almost anything that I planned when I was younger. I don't want even to imagine when I get to 30 years, I'll probably be crazed about it.

When I was younger, I lived in denial that I was growing older. Now, I have learned to accept it. I think part of the acceptance is the fact that I ended up in a field where it is the work that you do that counts, and not your age and youthful appearance. (I am a writer if you are curious.) I think being married helps also. Going to university (I started college at forty) as a non-traditional student, I have learned to enjoy my life experience. I listen to my younger class-mates, and just shake my head at some of the stuff that comes out of their mouths. And I laugh whenever one of them complains about the amount of homework they have---you can tell who hasn't experienced a really bad job yet. Of course, I am there for a skill-set (I have book that I want to write, but I lack certain skills---I am working on getting them). I can't say the same about many of my younger class-mates.

We have no choice but to accept our age since there is really nothing we can do about it. If we are to grow old with a little dignity, we need to accept our situation and try to share our experiences with those younger than ourselves in the hopes of helping them make their lives better.