I Read this and had to share...those who dont care wont read and those who read, may you be blessed with all the friends in the world.

Getting Older, I decided, is a gift

I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old
person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my mother!), but I don't agonize over those things for long.

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become more kind to
myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.

I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.


I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon?

I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love .. I will.

I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set .. They, too, will get old.

I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and
understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many
have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver


As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying
about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day. (If I feel like it)

I dont expect a response...just want to see how many people really give a rats a$$

Well, all I can say is that I can relate at times, there are those moments of weakness. But it is very happy to know someone out there has grasped the concept of making your own happiness. Many are still in that pursuit. Hold onto this and never let it go.

I feel like taking you out and celebrating just because I know how liberating this discovery is. Thank you for sharing with us, some of us still need to discover, this brings hope.

Seems like you do care somewhat, at least for entertainment value

I love getting old! No matter what....I feel younger everyday!

Flowers for you:

It's too bad it takes so long for many to come to that place in their lives. And yes, I give a rats a$$ about anything positive for someone in this world.

My 40s were the best thing to ever happen to me!!


Perspectives and priorities all seem to fall into place!

Not for entertainment...for awareness, Random You see, I have had a great life and I have no cause to complain...I still have hope in mankind.

I would celebrate with you and whoever wants to laugh till they cant breathe...

Well said...

Thanks (((Tazz)))

Its all in the mind and what a beautiful place to be....

I love this cuppy! Thanks so much for sharing!

...and yeah, I can relate.

I like who I am and am becoming more fearless as I get older.

I still see the wonder of the world through the eyes of a child even though the face looking back at me in the mirror is anything but...

I walk the world with an open heart filled with gratitude...

Someone once told me that when I wake up in the morning...make sure I do two things...

1...Make someone smile

2...Learn something new

Thank you for taking the time to read

That was Great!!!

Thank you for sharing..

Wouldnt it be amazing if more people read these things over the sex and dating threads...Divorce rate would be down, shelters would be empty, children would be smiling, less fighting on the streets and above all plastic surgeons would not be rich...

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{CATHY}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} That was awesome!!!

Great share!
Thank you

you pickin' on my rat'z azz ?

I look forward to reliving my twenties when I am fourty!

I give thanks for every day I get to spend with family and friends.

I read your profile and it doesn't agree with this thread you originated. Your profile indicates that you are 48, but you call yourself cuppy59. So who knows if you are 48 or 59, that doesn't matter. However, what you have posted is shocking.

Your quote is "Getting Older ...is a gift. {You are] the person {you]have always wanted to be .... the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often [you]are taken aback by that old person that lives in [your] mirror."

You shouldn't be thinking those thoughts. Good grief! I am 55 years old and when I look in the mirror, I see a pretty ageless woman. I don't see any wrinkles, baggy eyes and definitely no sagging butt. Maybe I am not pretty and perhaps I am wrinkled with baggy eyes and possibly the butt sags, but I don't see those things. You should not be seeing those things either.

You should be the outgoing happy person you are in your profile and change your attitude to reflect your profile. So go into the bathroom and blast those lights and make sure that the old person with the wrinkles, baggy eyes and sagging butt is not there! There should be the happy, outgoing timeless beauty who is in your profile. Good luck to you.

thanks for sharing Cathy.

I'm slowly understanding that freedom.