Overcoming the Aging process

Thanks for joining me on this discussion of the aging process…from someone who is living it right now. I personally will be turning 65 in April; and while trying to go to sleep last night, I finally realized that I AM GETTING OLD! This realization hit me like a “ton of bricks”. Think of it this way, every morning I get up and look in the mirror to brush my teeth, shave, etc. and see myself. Aging for me has been such a gradual process, that I honestly never really noticed the difference from day to day, month to month or even year to year. I still like the same thinks I like, laugh at the same kind of jokes, shed a BRIEF tear near the end of the latest Hallmark cookie cutter movie which my wife recommended we watch together, enjoy catching a few (and only FEW) good games on TV featuring my favorite teams during the year, etc. This list could go on and on, but you get the picture. So if you would like to take this journey with me; feel free to “hop on board” and I’ll share some of my personal “musings” with you. I promise you will not be bored and…maybe even laugh a bit as well.

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.

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