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Mandee

Mandee

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I compare where I am in my life to climbing a mountain, (it's certainly felt that way on many occasions ! ).
Now that I'm a bit more 'advanced in years', I sometimes imagine myself on that mountain and think,
OK I'm not over the hill yet, but from where I am at the moment - I've got a great view of the other side ! 😐

However - I've decided I'm not going to say I'm 'OLD' but - Optimistically Living Daily. :D
 

Mandee said:
I compare where I am in my life to climbing a mountain, (it's certainly felt that way on many occasions ! ).
Now that I'm a bit more 'advanced in years', I sometimes imagine myself on that mountain and think,
OK I'm not over the hill yet, but from where I am at the moment - I've got a great view of the other side ! 😐

However - I've decided I'm not going to say I'm 'OLD' but - Optimistically Living Daily. :D
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I once saw this on a poster, no idea who wrote it but, it reminds me of life:

"Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb. ..."
 
Trish said:
Righty-O - likely see you on the way down :D
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Trish said:
I once saw this on a poster, no idea who wrote it but, it reminds me of life:

"Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb. ..."
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I've climbed many mountains both physical and metaphorical.. and still not stumbled upon the answer ..wish it would hurry up..I've not got many more mountains in me... :sneaky:
 
Mandee said:
I compare where I am in my life to climbing a mountain, (it's certainly felt that way on many occasions ! ).
Now that I'm a bit more 'advanced in years', I sometimes imagine myself on that mountain and think,
OK I'm not over the hill yet, but from where I am at the moment - I've got a great view of the other side ! 😐

However - I've decided I'm not going to say I'm 'OLD' but - Optimistically Living Daily. :D
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So, do you still buy green bananas?
 
Mandee said:
I compare where I am in my life to climbing a mountain, (it's certainly felt that way on many occasions ! ).
Now that I'm a bit more 'advanced in years', I sometimes imagine myself on that mountain and think,
OK I'm not over the hill yet, but from where I am at the moment - I've got a great view of the other side ! 😐

However - I've decided I'm not going to say I'm 'OLD' but - Optimistically Living Daily. :D
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As long as you're able to sit in a rocking chair & get it going.
And when you bend down to pick up something from the floor, you don't ask yourself if there's anything else you need while you're down there.
 
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Mandee said:
I compare where I am in my life to climbing a mountain, (it's certainly felt that way on many occasions ! ).
Now that I'm a bit more 'advanced in years', I sometimes imagine myself on that mountain and think,
OK I'm not over the hill yet, but from where I am at the moment - I've got a great view of the other side ! 😐

However - I've decided I'm not going to say I'm 'OLD' but - Optimistically Living Daily. :D
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That's a good perspective. Lately I've been feeling 'over the hill' and not so great about it so that helps, thanks!
 
hollydolly said:
I've climbed many mountains both physical and metaphorical.. and still not stumbled upon the answer ..wish it would hurry up..I've not got many more mountains in me... :sneaky:
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Well, looking at your avatar pic, don't know when you took that but seems to me there is plenty
of time for more mountains yet - and while that's meant to be a compliment - I'm just not sure if it's
good news or not :LOL:
 
Chet said:
Another way to look at it is that we start at the top and it’s all downhill thereafter.
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Well, I did hear someone say once that we start dying from the day we are born.
Sobering thought - but there's no denying the truth in that.

Which means - I've been dying for the past 69 years, but I'm lucky - there's many don't make it even
half this far. :)
 
win231 said:
As long as you're able to sit in a rocking chair & get it going.
And when you bend down to pick up something from the floor, you don't ask yourself if there's anything else you need while you're down there.
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Unfortunately I don't have a rocking chair, though I'd love one.
as for bending down, that's fine - crouching/kneeling down is another matter :D
 
Mandee said:
Well, I did hear someone say once that we start dying from the day we are born.
Sobering thought - but there's no denying the truth in that.

Which means - I've been dying for the past 69 years, but I'm lucky - there's many don't make it even
half this far. :)
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Well as Snoopy would say, we live every day, we die only once. I've made it to 76 and still living every day.
 

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