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How does one grow older with dignity?
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Regularly trim the hair out of your ears, keep your eyebrows under control, and don't make that weird smacking sound with your dentures.And never, NEVER try a comb-over or hairpiece.
There's gracefully, and gracefully. I quote from the poem by Jenny Joseph
WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN I SHALL WEAR PURPLE
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit
And never wear both suspenders and a belt at the same time.
Accept the fact that it's all downhill after 25, leave the latest body ink and piercings to the kids, and never - under any circumstances - buy a friggin' Harley. That just reeks of desperation.
I think growing old gracefully is just being as interested and respectful of other people as you should have been to start with, and also, being self-accepting. Yes, we all grow older, and gravity takes its toll. But that's okay, it doesn't make you any less worthy of love, or of giving love.
Damn, Jackie... I'd say Amen, but I don't want to offend the atheists amongst us.
Simple. Avoid Just for Men. Avoid tanning beds. Don't buy a cherry-red Camaro. If you must go to the gym, do it because you want to be fit and healthy, not because you want to look good for some 20-year-old bimbo. Ditch the earring. Embrace the fact that you're getting older. And, most importantly, don't act old: it's okay to retain a youthful outlook on life.
Amen Jackie! Larry we could consider following her as well ;)
Man Larry, we are just two peas in a pod ;) .
Jackie, I agree. My hospice clients who gracefully age/die live for others, not for themselves. They care very much about what's happening in the world outside their own doorstep, and take the time to listen to others' concerns and ideas, not just ramble about their own pains/fears/worries. They are above all, positive people in (usually) a negative situation. They are a true inspiration to me, and haul me out of my own occasional pity party.
wow, i don't agree with most of these comments. i am 45 and ride a motorcycle and def will buy more (especially a harley). as for a cherry red camaro, i have found that for many people they can only afford things like that when they get older. they spent their lives not being able to have cool fun things and now they can afford them so why not? i have a friend who is in her late 60's and was a farm wife. when her husband died of cancer after an extended illness, she sold the farm, bought a red convertible mustang, took kick boxing and mowed her little townie yard in shorts and a sports bra. she said it was the most alive she had felt in 40 years.gus - you say all those things and then you say "don't act old". what is more of a youthful outlook on life than a flashy fun car?
to me, getting old gracefully means being fully aware and acknowledging your actual age while not letting it define you. i am not personally at all for hair plugs, tans, late life piercings or tattoo's or dripping with gold jewelry but i think people deal with their own mortality differently.
how bout just try to be graceful most of your life and as you get older embrace your experience and don't be a jackass
Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "how bout just try to be graceful most of your life and as you get older embrace your experience and don't be a jackass ."What he said.
Barb wrote: "In my mind, it all boils down to your own self image - if you spend your later years obsessing about wanting to or trying to be young ... that's not aging with grace, it's pitiful.What she said.
what if you are 90 and have a date with a 45 yr old?
just to clarify things - i have not been cruising the nursing home with my eye on cute lady in a fuzzy housecoat with a cane
By having fun and being mature at the same time, by taking responsibility, and accepting that you are always growing older. But have fun and enjoy it at the same time.P.S.
I'm an atheist and I'm not offended by amen
let people believe and say what they want.
Living a healthy life, taking care of yourself, living generously and compassionately. Being humble is always a plus. I cannot stand it when others no matter what age think they are superior over someone else. Everyone is special but definitely not BETTER than anyone. Oh, and did I forget love? Love is all you need :3
How does one do that? Do you have examples?
I'd like to be one of those quiet old men who reads in the library and is very polite. I am deathly afraid of being in a situation where a caretaker is a loud, brash person who won't leave me the fuck alone "for my own good".