Bob Segar "Night Moves" How did I lose myself? (50+, pension plan)
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Both,
I have jaw, neck and back pain from stress as well as always worrying about life. I dealt with a strict employer, a mother with Alzheimer's and an alcoholic brother in law. Not much different from the rest of us.
It sounds like it would be good for you to meditate every day.
Both,
I have jaw, neck and back pain from stress as well as always worrying about life. I dealt with a strict employer, a mother with Alzheimer's and an alcoholic brother in law. Not much different from the rest of us.
Find a friendly long hair and hook up. If you've never smoked pot it can be an excellent reliever of pain and stress. I stopped 30 years ago and wish I hadn't.
I think what I realized in reading this thread is why I would not want to live in an old folks community. Like my mother, who died past age 90, I don't want to just be among older people in my living situation. It makes me feel old just to visit my senior center. They hardly rock.
It amazes me that people think that just because you move to an over 55 community you never interact with others of differing ages.
It's not a prison. We are free to go outside the boundaries of the community and wander anywhere we please.
"I awoke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in..." Bob Seger
In the Autumn of My Life
"As I've aged, it seems I have come to the autumn of my life;
Where I'm left with remnants of dreams & things that lag behind,
Yet what remains is a mellow feeling of contentedness,
It's liken to autumn -that brings a pause in time;
When life comes to rest
And one is given a chance to reflect upon the journey,
Just as the shedding of the fall trees,
We too shed ashes of things dead & left undone,
Yet there continues a vibrance to our walk,
Maybe just a little slower than before,
For now it is a joy to partake of God's many gifts;
And maybe it's enough to be thankful that I'm alive. " Jean Dament
Please understand, I am not feeling sad or sorry for myself. It was just the moment. Something just awoke when I heard that song and I posted my thoughts. It was meant to make us think about how free we once were. I don't want to be young again. I would not go back in time for anything. I like where I am at right now.
My neck pain is from my jaw. I have terrible TMJ and have been grinding my teeth for 30 years. I am considering purchasing a biofeedback device to slow down my grinding.
I love those words to Bob Seger's song. He said it long ago, "with autumn closing in".
Do you remember Kiddie Land, I think it was close to Ogden Ave in Chicago. I used to go there all the time and ride the Tilt A Whirl.
Maybe I can find one in Asheville.
Do you remember Kiddie Land, I think it was close to Ogden Ave in Chicago. I used to go there all the time and ride the Tilt A Whirl.
Maybe I can find one in Asheville.
Asheville is a far cry from Chicago in not only distance, but everything (literally) else.
I got so tired of reading all the usual stuff here in Retirement, which all boiled down to, "I'm getting ready to die...aren't you slowing down to death, too??". They didn't exactly use those words, but that was pretty much what they meant. These folks were younger than me (I'm 67), and I didn't feel that way AT ALL. And I told them so, and got replies such as, "well, you're just lucky" and that sort of rot.
Things weren't so good for me in my 20's, but they are great now. We have just moved to northern Maine, are both retired, and are looking to buy another property in Tennessee. That would be just for vacations, as we love it up here in Maine. I never did "slow down", and not planning to. As long as you have something to look forward to, have projects planned, you are very much "alive".
I saved this article a long time ago. It says that we are very happy early in life, less happy during our middle years and become happy again as we get older. I know this to be true. The older folks who are unhappy are not the norm. I for one plan on kicking up my heels and enjoying the rest of my life.
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