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I am worried to get older and not to be independent. Any of you having this worry?
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Sounds very interesting.Spike, you are awesome! Love your perspective, thanks for sharing.I will turn 53 in 6 weeks and still break out.
May I also assume that your skin is still quite oily and shows no or very few wrinkles? If so...
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS!
1) Your skin doesn't look like beat-up luggage now, and probably never wi
Hello! Is it hot in here or is it my career? Nobody wants to look that far into the furture. Take a deep breath girl and think about tomorrow. Not the next day…just tomorrow!
Hi Stephanie,
I agree with jb. There is nothing you can do about anything about tomorrow or anytime in the future. You can do something now, in the now. Eckart Tolle, A New Earth. Don’t waste another minute thinking about what if’s in the future or tha past for that matter. Learn from your past and live in the “NOW”. Smell the roses while you’re at it ;^)
Moon, I love Eckart Tolle. As a matter of fact in my new book Recovery’s A Bitch, I stole his phrase psychic parasites for a chapter about my children.
Hi Stephanie,
I’ll admit, it does cross my mind from time to time…getting ‘old’ losing my ability to do for myself, etc.
Women who have devoted daughters probably can relax a little around this, but I have very busy, preoccupied, men in my life…sons and husband. I imagine myself at eighty having my diaper changed by my husband (omg)! LOl!!!
Of course, Moongoddess and jbwitergirl are ultimately right, living in ‘day tight compartments’, as close to the present as your mind will allow, is ideal! We do let our mind wander into the “what if’s” and our stomach gets all tight and we imagine all kinds of dreadful things! I’m sure our imagination creates more suffering than anything else.
For mental and physical wellbeing, it is wise to put a big STOP to the wandering mind. Hold your hand up, like a traffic cop, and say the word *STOP* when your mind takes you down that dreary path. Of course, we should “take steps” (Eckhart Tolle) to plan for our future, as we age, but destructive imagination is a trouble maker!
You are not alone. Big Hug!
Hi, Stephanie, Yep, I think about that too. I’m alone so that plays into it also. I changed a life insurance policy, into a long term care policy. It gives me some peace of mind. I know now I’ll be able to go to a nice place when I can’t live alone anymore. I did research in my area, visited a couple places, and started a plan. I don’t worry about it much anymore. There are many different plans out there, find a good advisor, ask some questions, turn those worries over to the right folks, knowing you did your best now, so you will have the best later. Good luck to you.
I agree with clarity. If you want some peace of mind, do get a long term care policy. My dad just moved into a beautiful assisted care facility in Sun City, Az. and his long term care insurance is going to pay for about 60% of his care. It really set my mind to ease when I saw this place, knowing that there are places this nice to move into when we are older and cannot care for ourselves entirely. He moved from his home, into an independent living apartment first, then right across the sidewalk to assisted living last month when his memory started failing him.
Thank you for all your input. That helped a lot.
I will make an appointment with my advisor and get some information.
Thanks again.
Stephanie