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Aging with grace and beauty. Embrace age with aging advice, tips, and tricks.
5 Problems I Never Expected in My Thirties. Top Story - November 2017.
We all know I suffer from P.P.S. (Peter Pan Syndrome) but even so, I have never denied the inevitable. The fact that as time goes on and I grow older, everything changes. Not just my skin and body but decisions, beliefs, and desires, too. Don't get me wrong, years ago I remember hearing the age 34 and thinking, EW that's old, like Monica Gellar old, but I honestly thought my active life and youthful attitude would keep me young forever, or at least longer than other people. I didn't expect at this age to not be able to get out of bed without a groan and moan from a herniated disc. I also would have laughed in your face if you told me that I would be worried about crows feet and laugh lines. I thought that crap happened at 50, not 34! Yet here I am, Googling Groupon Botox deals and doing modified gym routines so I don't aggravate my lower back. Now that I think about it, maybe it was my active life and youthful attitude that caused half of these issues. Perhaps, I had too much fun and all my years of wide smiles and loud laughter have been too much for my face to handle, and maybe the years spent dancing till dawn wore my body down before it should have. Regardless of the cause, for some issues it’s too late or not without a hefty price tag. So just go on without me because I might as well get myself a walker and adult diaper now.
By Jus L'amore7 years ago in Longevity
The Q1 Identity Crisis
I can’t think of anyone I know who hasn’t found their 20s to be a tumultuous tidraid of decisions that have ultimately left them feeling uncertain or unfulfilled by the direction their life is taking. This isn’t a feeling that is unceasing throughout the whole decade, there are other jubilant times when everything seems on track, chances taken turn into promising opportunities and friendships and relationships blossom.
By Cait Fawkes7 years ago in Longevity
The Secrets to Staying Young and Beautiful
Aging is a natural and inevitable process. However, aging gracefully doesn’t have to mean sitting back and enjoying the ride without trying to slow it down. There are still many things you can do to keep your youthful appearance and beauty for as long as you can, without them being distasteful. So if you are ready, here are a few beauty and anti-aging secrets you should know about, ranging from daily routine tricks to more serious endeavors.
By Nina Sanders7 years ago in Longevity
Mid-Life Question
I have a seemingly easy question, unfortunately it has a hundred different answers depending on who you ask. Define old age, middle age, and being young? There are many factors to incorporate, many parameters to include and a pile of personal input which is why there will be so many answers. I ask as a forty-seven-year-old who’s not sure which, if any, bracket I fit in. Here are some of the things I think need consideration in working out the answer.
By ASHLEY SMITH7 years ago in Longevity
Alzheimer's
I will start writing for this site with a subject that many will worry about. This is losing their memory, losing their mobility, or losing their coordination. I have been caring for people with various disabilities and conditions for a number of years but for the last four years I have been caring for people with varying degrees and types of Alzheimer’s.
By ASHLEY SMITH7 years ago in Longevity
You Did Look That Young. Here’s How
In thinking a few days ago, I happened to randomly stumble across a thought; An idea to explain the phenomenon of how every time we look at a new group of students or a new age group they seem to look so much younger than we ourselves remember we looked.
By Kai Pedersen7 years ago in Longevity
Transformational Experience
The scariest part of living is passing through phases and changes of growing older. The child grows in a young adult, learning their bodies, developing their ideas, and trying to determine who they are. The caterpillar becomes the butterfly but what happens to the butterfly when its wings grow weak and the colors fade that once made that butterfly special and unique? Does the butterfly wither and slowly die or does the butterfly change and become something more beautiful? As time passes what happens when the butterfly decides that it no longer wishes to be a butterfly or was never really a butterfly?
By Deanne Jensen7 years ago in Longevity
Death May Be My New Best Friend
I might have too much free time on my hands somewhere. I do make time to write. I shop. I get my car repaired as necessary. I go to church. Somehow, I have too much free time because my finite mind started thinking about a topic that I can't shake and maybe I don't want to shake. Death!!
By Maurice Bernier7 years ago in Longevity
I Came!!! I Saw!!! I Pondered!!!
I am a teacher, musician, writer, son, brother, uncle, friend and a few other things. My enemies may call me a nudge, a pain, a problem and perhaps many other things. By just looking at my titles so far, I have room for one more-dreamer. What are my qualifications?
By Maurice Bernier7 years ago in Longevity