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NeonFlamingo

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Good morning! I recently joined this group and am looking forward to learning and interacting with you :). I am 62 years old and currently still work as a college professor. I am fond of ice breakers and would like to know:

1.) What do you consider the biggest challenge as a senior member of society?
2.) What would you consider to be the greatest strength or perk of being a senior citizen?
3.) If you could send a message to the younger generations, what would it be?

For me, the biggest challenge is is figuring out how to slow down without completely stopping. I would like to retire one day, but I worry about how this will affect my self-efficacy and confidence levels.
The greatest strength of being a "senior" is feeling like I have wisdom to impart on others. I enjoy being shown respect (and of course, giving it!).
If I could send a message to the younger gens, I would try to impress upon them to never stop learning. I know that I will always feel that I have so much to learn no matter how old I get - humility is key!

Nice to meet you all! :)
 

NeonFlamingo said:
Good morning! I recently joined this group and am looking forward to learning and interacting with you :). I am 62 years old and currently still work as a college professor. I am fond of ice breakers and would like to know:

1.) What do you consider the biggest challenge as a senior member of society? But I'll answer but I will answer
2.) What would you consider to be the greatest strength or perk of being a senior citizen?
3.) If you could send a message to the younger generations, what would it be?

For me, the biggest challenge is is figuring out how to slow down without completely stopping. I would like to retire one day, but I worry about how this will affect my self-efficacy and confidence levels.
The greatest strength of being a "senior" is feeling like I have wisdom to impart on others. I enjoy being shown respect (and of course, giving it!).
If I could send a message to the younger gens, I would try to impress upon them to never stop learning. I know that I will always feel that I have so much to learn no matter how old I get - humility is key!

Nice to meet you all! :)
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I'm afraid at this time my answers are not very positive if that's what you're looking for but I will answer.

The biggest challenge for me as a senior has been my health. I am dealing with a range of physical illnesses and also deal with mental issues too.

The Perks of being an older person is that I have learned a lot over the years and what works and what does not work and I continue to learn new things too so I can survive better.

What I would tell the younger Generations is to live wisely and learn all you can so that when you grow old it won't be so hard on you.
 
Welcome!

My biggest challenge being a senior is balancing today's desires with tomorrow's needs. I'm 62 as well (turning 63 in a few months) and am thinking I will most likely need to work until I'm 67. I want to enjoy life now but I don't want to recklessly spend now and be impoverished later in life.

I think my greatest strength is experience. I've been fortunate enough to do many things so that I can now focus on the things that are most interesting and/or important to me.

I think that the thing I'd communicate to younger people is that sometimes you have to suck at something you want to do before you can get good enough to enjoy it.

I envy you being in academia. I remember the old days of almost free community college here in California. I'd love to be able to take classes for almost nothing again.
 
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