MORE ADVENTURES IN AGING

 

There are many folks who hate the thought of aging. They don’t want to think about it let alone read about it. They refuse to allow the aches and pains... or drama to happen to them. The Adventures of Aging! As if. 

The anti-aging generation spends literally thousands of dollars and time with surgeons who will make them look twenty again. Good for the surgeons, but not especially for the want-a-be young again. Even if you look sixteen years old you’re never again going to feel the energy of a sixteen-year-older. Simple truth, You'ree going to feel older. The aging process lets no one off. (Maybe Dorian Gray)

 I recently heard over twenty-two million dollars was spent last year by folks paying what it takes to look young again. No matter how big your lips are, you’re going to be smaller in stature before you hit retirement age. I just discovered I’m two inches shorter than what I’ve been measured most of my life. What happened to five foot seven? How has that happened? (Never mind, I know. My modeling future is gone.)

And I am stressed almost daily by my outrageously high blood pressure, inherited from my mother and hers. This portion of the aging problem began way early in my life. Way before the researchers at Kings College in the UK discovered that dark chocolate is something everyone with high blood pressure should be eating every day. Not one doctor has prescribed a bit of dark chocolate after every meal! Why have I been taking these awful medicines (several!) when a bit of chocolate after my meals would be so helpful? And enjoyable.

This is still early in the new year and while I could make a new resolution, I don’t make resolutions. I do set goals. It’s not too late for me. One important goal is to more personalize my writing, my opinions.  I’ll be frank with what I’m exercising and talk less about studies on superagers. An * step in aging is for we elderly humans to exercise. Sadly, I haven’t even been walking my poor long-suffering dog. (But he has a nice back yard.)

So exercise is my number one goal - I fear making too many goals and then failing at them all. Chances of success are better with under three. I also hope to find a smaller abode. I don’t need an office anymore. I don’t need to write books…AI will do that.

In the end I will keep on this aging journey and enjoying the adventures to come. I'll be reporting the adventures in aging that I may experience in 2026 - and you might too. Let's do it together. Life is full of surprises. You never know what’s going to happen and it may just be wonderful…wonderfulness right around the corner.