Thinking, is it ever a good thing to do…
I have been told that thinking is a dangerous thing to do at my age. It is possibly a dangerous thing to do at any age, if you think about it, for who knows where it may lead?
But I quite like thinking, and all the things that trigger it off. Like books and pictures for instance. What I could do with is some method of retaining said thoughts, as they usually evaporate like so much smoke, never to be seen again. I make notes on everything in a vain hope of remembering all the good stuff, and it works some of the time.
Then I am told ‘what do you expect, at your age?‘
But this is the difficult part. My mind does not feel old, even though it seems to have more holes in it than my favourite cheese, and when I see or read something that stirs my imagination, I am back in my prime, having a sneaky feeling that this is not all there is for me.
Sometimes I must admit that I really don’t want any more, I am too tired to even consider the possibility. But then there are the other days– days when you forget just how old, and how stiff you are and that you find it difficult just going to the shops and back.
Days when you choose to ignore the sands of time slipping through your fingers and find yourself considering the most amazing possibilities.
Of course, this may be what happens as you approach old age. I don’t know, I have no experience or knowledge of it, not having done it before.
But if you can think, you can dream. And if you can dream I believe you can do anything… at any age!
©Jaye Marie 2020
As Bette Davis said – “Old age isn’t for sissies…” Keep on keeping on!
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Don’t worry, I shall…
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Though they say age is just a number, (and numbers not being my strong point,) I like to think about it as a state of mind. Which I am pretty sure, at my age is what makes it all that much scarier! But trudge on we must, and I for one am going to let numbers, nor aging states of mind rob me of this life’s adventure! Forward sisters of the pen!
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Well said, Violet…
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Exactly! Well put my friend. Think of Betty White. No one is stopping her.
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Is she still around? There’s hope for me yet…
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Betty White is 97 years young and going strong. I loved her in The Proposal. xo
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Bloody hell! That’s amazing…
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I couldn’t physically get out of bed this morning… my back wasn’t playing. But once I finally managed it… well, the sun is shining nd the dog wants to play 😉
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Sounds familiar…
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Thought it might 😉
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Yes.
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I love this!
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I hate admitting I’m an ‘octo…….’ see I don’t even want to finish the word, but it can’t be denied. But I haven’t a croaky voice (yet), can still touch my toes, don’t keep talking about doctors and operations, have several…of my own teeth! Still keep a monthly blog:https://joylennick.wordpress.com/ Keep a daily diary – written after re-assembling self in the morning, and am s l o w l y writing my eighth book. Onwards and upwards. Cheers! x
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Oh my, you sound just like me! but you’re right, keep going!
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Your summary is correct. If you can think, you can dream, and if you can dream you can do anything no matter the age. Good post, Jaye
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Thanks, John!
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😊
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To the person who said, that thinking is a dangerous thing to do at your age’, I say … come back and talk to us when you’ve got a few more decades up your sleeve … and secondly, (insert lots of derogatory swear-words here) off!
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In my case though, thinking has always been a bit risky for me. Nothing good ever comes from it anyway!
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I enjoyed your heartfelt thoughts on age – although my
Mind is wondering how you define thinking and how you define older age.
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Thinking sometimes
Need to be wrought in – ideas and thoughts brought captive ((and in counseling we sometimes have folks who vent too much and need to learn thought stopping and boundaries – some are in the unhelpful habit of venting too much whereas others might not think enough in a different mode)
And then you say that someone said “at your age” but you start the post with the same confining label – asking if it is dangerous or your age?
Hmmm?
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I’m in the Older age bracket, too. The problem is, that I, too, have difficulty getting up in the morning, owing to a bad back. But it does improve during the day as I loosen up. But that doesn’t affect my Mind.
I once read ‘The tragedy of old age is not that people get old, but that they don’t ‘
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That quote says it all, really…
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Age = Statistics.
As a retired Civil Servant I would advise people not to pay too much attention statistics.
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Statistics are for all those invisible ‘average’ people…
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In my civil service career I never met one of those, colleague or public. I wanted to so I could stare at them.
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What a sweetly beautiful post, Jaye Marie. I remember my grandmother telling me that on the inside she was only eighteen. I didn’t get it then, but I do now. Be young at heart and old in wisdom, my friend.
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I will always try to maintain my inner age, just wish the body would join in!
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Lol. Me too.
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Thinking is the most wonderful thing in the world! And thanks to the internet, our thoughts can wing their way across the world and back again, no matter how creaky our bones may be. The ‘at your age’ person has already started to atrophy. Dream on!
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Always!
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It’s…(old age) obviously. all about positive thinking! Give or take the odd twinge (and you can have mine…) Mentally, it’s still great fun.x
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I like to think I’m a positive thinker, but hasn’t done much good yet!
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