During October, I have been working on a course about aging. I've been working on it for a long time. I won't say how long, but a friend of mine finally said Would you please finish it So that is my goal for October, or it was, and I was going to post posts on this challenge yada yada yada. Anyway here we are, the end of October, and it's my first post for the challenge, and I'm still working on the course.
I'm already in my 80s and am a Developmental Psychologist - I've been studying aging since I was in my 20s. It's far different than what I thought about at that time, and it's even far different by the day. People think they know about aging until they get older, then we all find out, just like with every other age, there are many variables and individual differences. I read as much as I can, but I still think is this aging is it normal? Is there something else going on. It doesn't help that I made a major move a few years ago, and I'm back in the mid-Atlantic with its bugs and allergies, so I have to keep calculating. I also still exercise a lot, and I am aware of what happens when I don't and what happens when I do, and what happens happens happens. I'm never sure if it's because of the exercise, my age or something else. That's what I'm going to try covering in the course, it's going to be more individualized because on many levels, everyone's aging is different - but one of the things I know is that we can all make our aging better. We do not have to fall into the stereotypes - we can fight ageism, we don't have to buy into it.
I wonder if any of you have burning questions, or less burning ones, about aging - if you do and want to share, can you leave your questions in the comments... and thank you for doing that - I'm asking this on different sites so I can see if there are ones I might be missing ...
Thank you.....
Love that you’re still studying and learning – my folks were lifelong learners, and set a good example for that!
I think of some of the classes I took on the healthy aging movement, music and dance were some of the helpers.
Have you found any creative practices shine?
thank you for the comment – I’m a lifelong photo taker – and player with wood and rocks – even sold a few of my doings – I got into yoga over 45 years ago and that’s my go-to for most things
What a thoughtful and inspiring post! Aging truly is unique for everyone. I love your perspective on staying curious and active. I’d love to learn more about fighting internalized ageism!
Thank you for the comment and the suggestion – we internalize that ages because it is so prevalent in at least the US culture and western European so I’ll spend more time on that aspect == tnx
Welcome back, Lynn. You know what they say. Better late than never. I don’t have any burning questions about aging. What I know for sure is we are getting older, never mind the wiser. I wouldn’t mind staying youngish.
Hi – thanks for the comment – I do wish I could re-develop the pattern of being able to do this most of the 30 days but….as you said better late than never …