I was thankfully fit independent and active at seventy. As I passed through the decade life became in part more challenging due to political changes and war.
I live in Europe as a British retiree. Brexit and then Covid were like hammers to the soul.
Now approaching eighty arthritis and inflammation has taken its toll on my ability to maintain exercise and be as active.
I accept this physical state as the inevitable slow degradation. It’s pointless fighting nature. My mind stays as active as ever and is my saving grace. I trying to replace physical activity with political activism.
If I lose that I’m gone. My life has been a joyful experience. I do not indulge in regrets.
Interesting comment about thinking you're 27, Nick. Our older daughter is 27, and I always feel like her stage of life felt like another lifetime (or two or three) ago. So, I don't think that I feel younger than I am, but I do agree with the basic proposition that nutrition, fitness, and society have made being older a lot easier than it was for older people in our youth!
Thanks for the comment. I still feel (and hope) that I have my mind from when I was 27 (quick thinking and curious about the world), but this morning, I had the body of someone 10 years older than me. I ached!! Ageing is a curious thing.
I like your writings.
I’m 67 and just over a year into retirement. People I only see occasionally ask “ how are you finding retirement?”
I say: “it’s great, I can play golf whenever I want”
They say: “Oh, I didn’t know you played”
I say: “I don’t”
I don’t think of myself as being of any age other than the age I am right now and I’m grateful for every moment.
I do nothing and don’t worry about it.
I do like the golf comment.... I may be borrowing that!
I was thankfully fit independent and active at seventy. As I passed through the decade life became in part more challenging due to political changes and war.
I live in Europe as a British retiree. Brexit and then Covid were like hammers to the soul.
Now approaching eighty arthritis and inflammation has taken its toll on my ability to maintain exercise and be as active.
I accept this physical state as the inevitable slow degradation. It’s pointless fighting nature. My mind stays as active as ever and is my saving grace. I trying to replace physical activity with political activism.
If I lose that I’m gone. My life has been a joyful experience. I do not indulge in regrets.
Thank you for reading.
"Brexit and then Covid were like hammers to the soul." - true, so true. Keep active in whatever way you can.
Interesting comment about thinking you're 27, Nick. Our older daughter is 27, and I always feel like her stage of life felt like another lifetime (or two or three) ago. So, I don't think that I feel younger than I am, but I do agree with the basic proposition that nutrition, fitness, and society have made being older a lot easier than it was for older people in our youth!
Thanks for the comment. I still feel (and hope) that I have my mind from when I was 27 (quick thinking and curious about the world), but this morning, I had the body of someone 10 years older than me. I ached!! Ageing is a curious thing.