As you age, what do you miss and regret, have come to terms with or really don't miss at all?

Ameriscot said:
Well.....it's a bit far right now but I'll be in SE Michigan in the summer. Maybe I could pop down.... Oh wait...my husband won't let me. :D
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Dang, the good ones always have husbands. :crushed:
 

Although I'm still happy, (really). I miss lots of things. The obvious... loved ones passed. Less obvious... playing like a child without a care in the world, especially playing baseball or kick the can with the gang. I guess I just miss growing up in the 50's. I think life was better then. Nowadays I wake up in the morning always with aches and pains. Yesterday I was just wondering what it would feel like to have a young arthritis free body again. Yeah I just miss feeling "good".
 
They say getting older has benefits that come along with it. So far I haven't seen any benefits. I do see though aches,pains,memory loss,hearing loss,and poorer vision.But all in all getting older is better than the alternative.
This is how I spend my day.:)
 
Sassycakes said:
They say getting older has benefits that come along with it. So far I haven't seen any benefits. I do see though aches,pains,memory loss,hearing loss,and poorer vision.But all in all getting older is better than the alternative.
This is how I spend my day.:)
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Did you change the lettering color to make your post about disabilities harder to read deliberately? :wink:
 
Skyking said:
Although I'm still happy, (really). I miss lots of things. The obvious... loved ones passed. Less obvious... playing like a child without a care in the world, especially playing baseball or kick the can with the gang. I guess I just miss growing up in the 50's. I think life was better then. Nowadays I wake up in the morning always with aches and pains. Yesterday I was just wondering what it would feel like to have a young arthritis free body again. Yeah I just miss feeling "good".
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What a great post. I miss those things too. I miss feeling terrific every morning and full of energy like I did as a kid.
I've started yoga recently and it's helping my balance and my arthritis. Less pain = a happier me. I don't wallow in regret because the past is past but, sure; I miss the way the world used to be when my life seemed to flow effortlessly. I miss the way it used to look too. I miss the trees, the grand American elms that graced almost every street in America. I miss the small wooded areas that have been turned into condo complexes or parking lots. I miss the days of fewer cars on the road and a forgotten thing called pleasure driving. I miss licking ice cream cones on hot summer days....
 
I miss the feeling of having endless time and possibilities . . . . the feeling that I could do anything I really wanted to do --- move to another place, do a completely different thing go back to school and learn and have a completely different career . . . . I know people say it's never to late -- but for a lot of things, it really is. Sad.
 
My husband, he passed 12 years ago in April after a 3 week bout with cancer.
We have 3 grandchildren, he never got to meet the younger 2,8 and 6.
I wonder if he would enjoy spending time with them like I do.
 

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