Does "life Begin at 60"

[meercat]

As the saying goes "life begins at 60"

Since turning 64 recently iv been wondering.. am i different since i hit 60...

Has your life changed since then?

Someone said the other day.."try to get to know yourself.. find out what you want to get out of life?"

Statistically iv got 29 years to find myself.. my dad's 93..

When we hit 60 where do we go..what do we do?

meercat xx

[Croix]

Dear Moon~

I'd have to agree, and go one further by saying in so many cases super is owned by men as women do not have the same opportunities to acquire it. Funnily enough it does not apply in my household as I was invalided out years ago and had no chance of build up a super nest-egg .Still we get by, though not many trips, like you.

I would be seriously worried if you gave up bowling due to back pain, temporary meds might be the way to go, it is after all a big part of your life and is an ongoing achievement. What do you think?

Croix

[blondguy]

Hey Moon and Quirky and everyone

The commercials are geared to couples (unfortunately) as they represent the majority of retirees....so like Quirky said....Its all dollars and profit. It is a pain to see those commercials though Moon...I hear you

Just for myself....its not the financials that prevent me from traveling...its my leftover agoraphobia from the 1980's that leaves me unwilling to fly as I feel better closer to home...a lot better

Sometimes life throws us a curved ball....whether its fiscal or psychological, its still a pain in the rump

kindest

Paul

[Moonstruck]

Hey Croix.....of course I won't give "it" up! Strangely enough when I'm "doing it" the pain seems to disappear for those few hours...funny that! (is there a Doctor in the house?) It's afterwards I seem to be more tired and takes more time to recover from a big tournament than it used to....no I won't give it up, would be like giving up breathing.

[Croix]

Dear Moon

I'm relieved, it is such a huge part of who you are, and worth just about any discomfort or ill effects to maintain.

Croix (who only has a small iceberg and constantly loses the bowling balls over the edge:(

[geoff]

Hi Moonstruck, beautifully said.

As young kids, we never expect to grow old and even when we're in our 40's it doesn't register, but then 60 arrives, and you have to ask someone younger to open the jar that you once opened for your parents, and so the chain continues.

It's when somebody older than you keeps the door open so you hobble through it and yes getting old is not fun at all.

Best wishes.

Geoff.

[blondguy]

Hey Moon

I was just reading Croix's thread up the page and he mentioned about men in many cases 'owning' the superannuation as women havent had the opportunities to acquire their own fund...This is an excellent point

I really wish there was a 'doctor in the house' Moon 🙂 Im not even qualified to post on this for another 4 weeks until I turn 60....oops!

I have been doing some landscaping for a few months Moon and my body doesn't approve at all...ligaments..tendons...knees...feet..back...elbows...hip....shoulders are all complaining and like yourself I will not stop...Its 'only' pain...ugh!

Bear Hugs

Paul

[quirkywords]

Paul,

I did not realise you were so young.

I wonder if others here felt once that turned 60 or 70 people treated them differently.

I see myself as the same as I was ten years ago .

Quirky

[blondguy]

Hey Quirky

thankyou so much for your opening sentence!....I feel a lot better now 🙂

How do mean 'treat us differently' Quirky?

Paul

[Moonstruck]

Hi all.....another aspect of getting older I have found , is not only the little changes you see in yourself, I am beginning to notice others in my close circle - friends, acquaintances, relatives and former partners also beginning to show (at times quite alarming) changes. It is almost more surprising than the changes I see in myself (which thankfully are not many, at least not visibly)

e.g. a former partner with whom I am still friends, I hadn't seen for a while and I really took a good look and how he really is today....seems to have changed even in a few months....he has lost a lot of weight, not as bothered with grooming....become a recluse, watching TV and drinking all day, and when I gave him a hug, it was like hugging a frail old man...I got a shock...he used to be tall and strong and I loved having his arms around me in a big hug...I miss him. And yet, he is right there, the same person.....but the changes in him gave me quite a shock.

So it is not just oneself where you notice the changes....it can be even more unsettling when you see in happen to your significant others.......

[quirkywords]

Paul,

I mean I have found people treat ne even in a joking ay about being an oldie and they have lower expectations of me.

I am not super fit but I can walk up steep hills as fast as a 40 year old.

Quirky