Push Back

“We’ve all seen the television commercials, read the articles, or watched the movies in which society tries to tell us that people our age only have two options: become pathetic, useless individuals living in a shell of our former selves OR we must cover our wrinkles, refuse to retire, and become motorcycle-riding thrill seekers. Neither extreme scenario is necessary for us to get the most from life after 60.”-sixtyandme.com

Listening to the negative messages could take years off your life and it does make you feel worse because we internalize it.

We are all going to be old and we have a choice in the way we think about it, the way we think about ourselves. And there are as many ways to be as there are people. We do not have to be one extreme or the other.

One Liner Wednesday is hosted by Linda G Hill. Featured image of older couple by Erika Wittlieb on Pixabay.com

10 thoughts on “Push Back”

Fourth Generation Farmgirl June 21, 2017 at 12:44 pm

Well said! Enough with stereotypes! Aging is part of the journey, and everyone should be able to interpret their experiences and express themselves as they see fit. 🙂

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 21, 2017 at 1:58 pm
  
  Yes, we are lucky if we get the chance to have a long life. And aging is a part of life that should be valued as are all other parts. Thank you, Tanya. ❤
  
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  1. Fourth Generation Farmgirl June 21, 2017 at 2:14 pm
    
    I completely agree, Deborah. 💗
    
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joey June 21, 2017 at 6:16 pm

It’s pretty lame to make any statement like, All _____ people are ____ or do _____. Some people have ageless insides 🙂

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 21, 2017 at 10:13 pm
  
  And we might as well accept that getting older is a part of life and not reject it. New discoveries await us. Thank you Joey. ❤
  
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JoAnna June 22, 2017 at 8:32 pm

Excellent points, Deborah! I never liked black and white thinking. So many options and ways to live!

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 23, 2017 at 12:02 pm
  
  Me either, I don’t like boxed in thinking, everyone being defined as being one way. Thank you, JoAnna. ❤
  
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  1. JoAnna June 23, 2017 at 7:30 pm
    
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The Dirt Road Quilt Shoppe June 23, 2017 at 4:48 pm

I agree Deborah. I for one am enjoying getting older and seeing the world, and people from a different viewpoint than I did even 10 years ago.

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 25, 2017 at 12:34 am
  
  Glad you are enjoying getting older and your new perspective that comes with age. 🙂
  
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