Posted by alexandra_k on December 15, 2013, at 23:31:03
In reply to Re: 5-0 » Poet, posted by gadchik on December 12, 2013, at 13:14:50
i usually start processing birthdays and new years ahead of time. that way when they actually occur i put the clock forward again and end up thinking i'm years ahead. so then i get to feel young when people put me straight ha!
i think the acceptance and contentment are more valuable than the superficialities of youth. if only we got the superficialities when we were old enough to properly appreciate them! or if only we got the benefits of age when we were young enough to... i don't know... profit from them then.
i remember all the way back to puberty... how unhappy i was with my body. remembering how i felt. then i look at the odd photo and i'm a normal kid. nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed about... i feel less ashamed of my body now than i ever have before though objectively it has only been going downhill...
there are more important things in life. or... different things become important.
i like how age brings contentment and peace. often. i wonder if it is because you gradually get more control over your life... and if... generally speaking... people know what is best for them more than other people do. and so... that is how we become happier. perhaps.
:)
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