tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post9193056151449772282..comments2024-02-16T04:25:08.187-05:00Comments on Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe: Time Marches OnStarting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-60589142637735148022019-08-02T03:16:16.172-04:002019-08-02T03:16:16.172-04:00I know....hopefully more kids will discover Ragged...I know....hopefully more kids will discover Raggedy Ann and Andy!! I am often horrified by the dolls/toys I see these days, LOL!!BeachGypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200510017404641217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-188334705406553812019-07-24T21:32:59.912-04:002019-07-24T21:32:59.912-04:00How did it happen that we are younger than our chi...How did it happen that we are younger than our children. It could be that we are no longer raising them and grandchildren keep us young.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-45932176844352810972019-07-24T14:33:24.421-04:002019-07-24T14:33:24.421-04:00I'm with you on experiencing the subway standi...I'm with you on experiencing the subway standing up and feeling the ride! I am getting energy just reading your posts and knowing I have "sisters" out there who are still 19 inside even though their oldest daughter might have turned 45 last Dec. At Rivercrest Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068816102263605128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-15300630477912782502019-07-01T08:43:43.157-04:002019-07-01T08:43:43.157-04:00I had a Mennonite neighbor who mowed her lawn (no ...I had a Mennonite neighbor who mowed her lawn (no power, except her own) till her early 90’s. I went by her very neat home one day and saw the grass looking unkempt and I knew she was gone. She was quite a lady and one I hope to emulate. However, not in mowing lawns, as I am very happy to pay someone to do that.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-52330213506391345432019-06-28T14:51:01.756-04:002019-06-28T14:51:01.756-04:00I like how you think! I'll be hitting 50 this ...I like how you think! I'll be hitting 50 this summer, so I'll be at that age where I recall my mother being (I had to laugh when you wrote that!) officially turning old. My grandmother will be my role model. She mowed her lawn until she was 85. She stopped caring about what was age-appropriate. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-2298214047883001252019-06-15T22:16:07.553-04:002019-06-15T22:16:07.553-04:00It is good to hear from you, Dee, and thank you fo...It is good to hear from you, Dee, and thank you for your kind words. Like most people, I try to do my best, and even if It is not a success, I know I tried. PStarting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-29019049602245461282019-06-14T17:17:22.931-04:002019-06-14T17:17:22.931-04:00Dear Arleen, I don't remember there being an a...Dear Arleen, I don't remember there being an array of marathons when I was growing up. Do you? Anytime I see them covered on the evening news I feel like cheering for all the women and men who have prepared themselves for the adventure of asking their bodies to give their best.<br /><br />I think--after reading your postings since 2011--that you give your best most, if not all of the time. There's a deep down core within you of commitment to life and all it asks. A resilience. A knowledge that the journey and the questions or really more important than the destination or the answers. It's a wisdom that's threaded through your posting--whether they be written in the winter, which is hard for so many of us, or throughout the rest of the year. And yes, you used the word "grit" in your posting about your son and your own independent spirit. You nailed it! Peace. <br />Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-64565675202105190182019-06-10T12:03:37.569-04:002019-06-10T12:03:37.569-04:00I had mine this weekend and had a lot of fun. I e...I had mine this weekend and had a lot of fun. I even met a new friend and what better gift is that.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-36023971201369293772019-06-10T12:02:22.259-04:002019-06-10T12:02:22.259-04:00I am about an hour out of Philly and go there abou...I am about an hour out of Philly and go there about six times a year to meet up with a dear cousin. I love cities but am happier out here in the country where the pace of life is more peaceful.<br /><br />As long as birthdays keep coming and I am healthy, I will celebrate.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-69647579548472976872019-06-10T11:39:21.924-04:002019-06-10T11:39:21.924-04:00No, you ain’t done yet. I too have a birthday in J...No, you ain’t done yet. I too have a birthday in June but I am going to ignore the number. For me birthdays are just the record of me coming into life, never mind how long ago.<br /><br />So Happy Birthday to both of us.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-91766116341835814182019-06-10T01:16:37.929-04:002019-06-10T01:16:37.929-04:00So glad you stopped in Arleen, and I forgot that y...So glad you stopped in Arleen, and I forgot that you are that close to Philadelphia! I would LOVE TO SEE THOSE pictures of y'all in the same alley!--I hope you post them? That would be fun to see.Your son Andy did great---great accomplishment. I also just hit a "big" birthday. Funny how we still feel like young teenagers inside...my outside does NOT MATCH my inside, ha ha LOLBeachGypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200510017404641217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-59522844383554186862019-06-09T22:00:22.388-04:002019-06-09T22:00:22.388-04:00Yes, we all have our own journey, but although we ...Yes, we all have our own journey, but although we may mature in many way and grow in knowledge, we are basically that person we always were from the beginning. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-61396204540525806422019-06-07T22:24:28.813-04:002019-06-07T22:24:28.813-04:00I hope your June birthday will be fun. It is diff...I hope your June birthday will be fun. It is difficult to realize that we are older, seniors. Inside we are not. Also young people don’t understand how people age – some age fast, some don’t, some get grumpy and conservative, some become care free and liberal, but people look at the wrinkles and the few white hair and that’s it. Did you see that veteran, 97 years old, who parachuted from an airplane on the coast of Normandie? I am a long way from 97 but I would not do that – could not. I tip my hat to your son, a ten-mile race, that’s something!Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-82742839738990470102019-06-07T07:13:18.819-04:002019-06-07T07:13:18.819-04:00Thank you so much, Julie. On my birthday I intend...Thank you so much, Julie. On my birthday I intend to eat the cake and drink the wine and give thanks for the blessings that I have been given. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-87944914791051296952019-06-07T07:09:48.201-04:002019-06-07T07:09:48.201-04:00Change is inevitable, sometimes welcome, sometimes...Change is inevitable, sometimes welcome, sometimes hard, but a part of everyone and everything’s life. As you said, Diana, we push through and do our best to cope and accept that which we can not change but still rail against it’s indignities. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-32855734121051025092019-06-07T01:59:42.709-04:002019-06-07T01:59:42.709-04:00I’m so sorry that you lost some dear loved ones. I...I’m so sorry that you lost some dear loved ones. It says a lot that you were able to find the strength to be there for your son’s huge accomplishment! I’m sure he greatly appreciated having you cheer him on. Wishing you a very happy and healthy birthday, Arleen! You have done more and will continue to do more than many women half your age and that my friend, is more important than any number.<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-52323043026233741382019-06-06T20:35:25.590-04:002019-06-06T20:35:25.590-04:00Oh- I so get that! How the heck did we get this o...Oh- I so get that! How the heck did we get this old on the outside and still feel young inside? I hardly recognize the person I see in the mirror with wrinkles and age upon me. Crazy. <br /><br />I am glad you are doing okay. I am sorry you have had such a bad stretch but we old broads just keep pushing along and somehow come out the other side, don't we? Love to you- xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-69761354751113052302019-06-01T22:34:16.538-04:002019-06-01T22:34:16.538-04:00I think many of us do that, Jeff. We are not our ...I think many of us do that, Jeff. We are not our numbers, we are ourselves.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-78266497980865064032019-06-01T09:42:27.401-04:002019-06-01T09:42:27.401-04:00What an accomplishment for your son. I, too, then ...What an accomplishment for your son. I, too, then to think of myself as one much younger than I am now. <br /><br />www.thepulpitandthepen.comJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339789596944683688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-69368617498460952322019-05-28T17:58:35.712-04:002019-05-28T17:58:35.712-04:00Thank you, Munir. Oh yes, I know how lucky I am. ...Thank you, Munir. Oh yes, I know how lucky I am. I just spent 6 hours in my garden and so appreciate all the things that I still can do at this point in life. I am not sure that younger people or even middle age people want advice, but if they ask, I give.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-77622570970303960212019-05-28T17:44:21.606-04:002019-05-28T17:44:21.606-04:00Best wishes for your birthday in advance. Getting ...Best wishes for your birthday in advance. Getting older is a blessing. We get to advise younger people and still get excused for some of our behavior lol.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-57484272929874083242019-05-25T12:27:12.456-04:002019-05-25T12:27:12.456-04:00I have been helped by wonderful, kind people throu...I have been helped by wonderful, kind people throughout my life and I have always appreciated it. I am having a birthday soon and am just sensitive and probably foolish. Thank you, Harry, for being the good man that you are.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-43166998047809371422019-05-25T09:21:54.175-04:002019-05-25T09:21:54.175-04:00Maybe the people who offered a seat just saw a lad...Maybe the people who offered a seat just saw a lady, rather than an old lady.Out here in the woods I get to change a tire for women by the road sometimes, and it doesn't matter to me their age any.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-60534748369485290832019-05-24T22:46:25.843-04:002019-05-24T22:46:25.843-04:00I can’t imagine what you are going through, Ray, b...I can’t imagine what you are going through, Ray, but I know how it was with my dad, and it was so hard. I hope you get comfort from family and friends and you can find some time for yourself to find some peace. Your first sentence is what we all have to do, Accepting changes that we have no control over and finding a way to cope and live the best we can.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-85180549109429623432019-05-24T08:22:25.162-04:002019-05-24T08:22:25.162-04:00Accepting changes..and then adapting is what its a...Accepting changes..and then adapting is what its all about. After spending the morning in Memory careI went out for lunch (Chinese) and the a movie. A DOGS JOURNEY. All alone in the theater half way through I cried. May be it was just being alone. Got my act together and went back to <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Accepting change... and then adapting to it. Spending the morning with Barb in Memory Care. Going to an early afternoon movie (A Dogs Journey)crying a big in the empty theater. Back to see Barb. Remembering our motto "We're a team and we keep on trukn. And we still are...Alone and together. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.com