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Janice McLain's avatar

I have always loved completing one of my beloved projects. However my body is telling me, "no; not anymore." This makes me want to weep. My lists have been in my head : the perfect - and I mean perfect -Thanksgiving has always been a next-to-impossible undertaking, one that gave me a lot of joy. And there are many others that seemed impossible to do. It breaks my heart that my body is insisting that I slow down. So really, I fall into both groups. I plan to do more than seems possible with every project. Also, I hate having to slow down or stop because of the effects of getting older. It is a sad time for me.

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Zoey Poutoukalis's avatar

I am pushing 67 yrs of age & due to experiencing a very traumatic childhood where I had no control over my life, I grew up to become a bit of a "Control Freak" where by I have put sooooooo many limitations on my own behaviour. This has resulted in a lot om "missed opportunities" & a genuine fear of never quite measuring up. So my To Do List is always rather long & never quite all ticked off, but I'm a Survivor, so I keep plodding along & try to stay optimistic 🙂

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