22 August 2022 -OLD AGE DOESN’T COME ALONE

The people who love and care for me often advise me NOT to push myself. They are aware of my reluctance to admit that I am growing older and to let that fact be a reason NOT TO DO what I have always done.

In my heart I know they are right. and I need to discover WHY I need to PROVE MYSELF TO MYSELF!

Is it a reluctance to adjust to the fact that I am old or merely a refusal to be restricted by my age simply because I do not believe age should dictate how one should be?

I was brought up with the saying ‘Old Age Doesn’t Come Alone’ and that belief I feel is in the Collective Unconscious psyche.

WHY doesn’t old age come alone? Why should the fact that our bodies are growing older affect the way we use them and the way we act if our bodies are healthy.

PONDER POINTS: on reading the above my feelings are ….and my thoughts are ….