Honestly, how do you reconcile aging and getting older with grace and satisfaction? Especially for women when we live in a society where youth and beauty are so highly valued? How can you look forward to the inevitable decline of physical, mental, and sexual prowess?
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if someone has this secret, Im all over it!! I try to think, there will always be someone prettier, thinner, faster... Getting old scares the crap out of me! My mom says I should stop saying that, because I will probably die young. Nice thought! lol!
As I get older, I think I dread it more. :) But, as far as the physical/mental decline...I've have Rheumatoid Arthritis since 94, so I've already dealt with limited physical abilities. I've always said that if I lose my mental capacities, I might as well be shot. :)
My biggest concern about aging is losing mental capabilities. I've encountered so many old people who are either a shell of a corpse or so incredibly annoying and grouchy that it makes me terrified of what I may become.
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