What Is It Like To Be 79

 What Is It Like To Be 79

Nobody wants to get old. Sooo, I thought I'd give you the negatives and positives about old age.

Negatives about being 79

You get out of bed in the morning and get a sharp pain. You say; "where the hell did that come from." You slightly bump your arm on a chair and a red bruise the size of an orange shows up. Your skin is so thin, you can see large veins in your hands.

Your bowels get clogged up. Stool softeners, Senokot, and suppositories are your daily ritual. You see an ad on TV for a prescription drug. At the end of the ad they state the side affects include diarrhea. You think about calling your doctor and asking for that drug. You go into the garage and wonder why you went in there. 

The Positives about being 79

If you were smart about your finances, you have enough to retire on. The stress of working is diminished or gone. The whole purpose of retirement is taking back your life. Having control of what you do every day is a great positive.

Everything slows down. You're not pressed for time. Things that had to be done right away can be put off until you're ready. That 500 page book you always wanted to read can now be read. Spending quality time with friends and family is now your choice.

Spur of the moment decisions are available to you. Let's drive to XXX and have a fun day and night is something you can decide in the morning of that day. Doing nothing all day is your choice. Having time to clean the garage ,you've put off for years, can now be accomplished.

At 79, your life clock is ticking. Everything you are able to do should be appreciated. Having dinner with good friends used to be something you had plenty of time to do. At 79 you should appreciate the time you have with friends and family. You should appreciate your spouse. Since time is not on your side, kissing, hugging, and telling your spouse you appreciate and love her/him should be done now not sometime later. 

My favorite is life. At 79 loving life should be your top priority. Smell the roses. Watch the sunset. Life is good even with the negatives of being 79. BTW, this is me. I'm 79.