A Dilemma. Maybe. ( Archived) (48)

Feb 6, 2008 10:51 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
Once again I must cry out in gentle angst. It sucks getting old when you feel as young as any age you've ever been. The wrinkles come, the body feels the miles, yet the mind remains static when viewing and communicating with all ages. I remain flattered by the attention offered me by so many young and brilliant women. Thank you for that.

I have loved and I have been loved. Likely enough to see me through.

For the younger singles; learn about yourself, grow. Leave the past behind. We create our own reality, and sometimes we project that reality onto others in order to make them "Fit", our paradigm.

Listen to your heart, it never lies.
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Feb 6, 2008 10:54 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
oh paws, your always so sweet...and such a kind heart...::hugs::
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Feb 6, 2008 10:55 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
Ambrose2007
Ambrose2007Ambrose2007BFE, South Dakota USA67 Threads 10 Polls 8,881 Posts
I thought that was a good point, Paws: "...when you feel as young as any age you've ever been." The strange thing about getting older - at least for me - is that you don't feel old. And when you avoid mirrors like the plague, you can almost convince yourself that you are still young. I never expected that...but in a way, it makes sense: your sense of yourself is basically timeless - you contain all parts of your life, including your youth, within you.
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Feb 6, 2008 11:00 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
Ambrose2007: I thought that was a good point, Paws: "...when you feel as young as any age you've ever been." The strange thing about getting older - at least for me - is that you don't feel old. And when you avoid mirrors like the plague, you can almost convince yourself that you are still young. I never expected that...but in a way, it makes sense: your sense of yourself is basically timeless - you contain all parts of your life, including your youth, within you.


It is a dilemma my friend.
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Feb 6, 2008 11:01 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
blue_eyed_blonde: oh paws, your always so sweet...and such a kind heart...::hugs::


What can I say other than I adore you.
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Feb 6, 2008 11:02 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
rwantin
rwantinrwantinRoyal Oak, Michigan USA17 Threads 8,924 Posts
Well said my friend. As per usual. Me, I just took some pics for someone. I think I'll go along with avoiding mirrors...
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Feb 6, 2008 11:04 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
rwantin: Well said my friend. As per usual. Me, I just took some pics for someone. I think I'll go along with avoiding mirrors...


I find that looking at photos taken a few years ago are much more frightening than any mirror.
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Feb 6, 2008 11:12 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
rwantin
rwantinrwantinRoyal Oak, Michigan USA17 Threads 8,924 Posts
I am not aging well. Largely my fault - I deal with it...
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Feb 6, 2008 11:17 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
spiceygamble
spiceygamblespiceygambleNola, Louisiana USA36 Threads 3 Polls 4,493 Posts
rwantin: I am not aging well. Largely my fault - I deal with it...


You are your own worst critic, Robert... I keep telling you that!
You know, you could just quit the ciggys & see what happens.

grin
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Feb 6, 2008 11:18 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
rwantin
rwantinrwantinRoyal Oak, Michigan USA17 Threads 8,924 Posts
spiceygamble: You are your own worst critic, Robert... I keep telling you that!
You know, you could just quit the ciggys & see what happens.


Thank you fair maiden. I know. That will happen. I have to quit. Then there's the stress...frustrated
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Feb 6, 2008 11:21 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
rwantin: I am not aging well. Largely my fault - I deal with it...


Are you kidding ? You are extremely handsome. Many posts from many women here should have verified that already.
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Feb 6, 2008 11:24 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
rwantin
rwantinrwantinRoyal Oak, Michigan USA17 Threads 8,924 Posts
gentlepaws: Are you kidding ? You are extremely handsome. Many posts from many women here should have verified that already.


Please understand I was not hunting for compliments - and thank you. Perhaps on a bit of a downer - this too shall pass...
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Feb 6, 2008 11:35 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
spiceygamble
spiceygamblespiceygambleNola, Louisiana USA36 Threads 3 Polls 4,493 Posts
rwantin: Please understand I was not hunting for compliments - and thank you. Perhaps on a bit of a downer - this too shall pass...

Do I need to come over there & give you an attitude adjustment, Mr?
laugh

hug
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Feb 6, 2008 11:42 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
rwantin: Please understand I was not hunting for compliments - and thank you. Perhaps on a bit of a downer - this too shall pass...


For the record; I was on the phone with a CS lady last night, and all she could talk about was you.
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Feb 6, 2008 11:47 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
hrt4lse
hrt4lsehrt4lseRedding, California USA13 Threads 1,233 Posts
Yeah, my mind keeps thinking I'm 21, but my body has a way at times of reminding me that I'm not....lol
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Feb 6, 2008 11:47 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
HJFinAZ
HJFinAZHJFinAZSun CIty, Arizona USA870 Threads 1 Polls 17,068 Posts
HHHHMMMMM!!!!!!!

SOunds like you may need to ad a buddy seat...cheers
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Feb 6, 2008 11:48 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
HJFinAZ
HJFinAZHJFinAZSun CIty, Arizona USA870 Threads 1 Polls 17,068 Posts
hrt4lse: Yeah, my mind keeps thinking I'm 21, but my body has a way at times of reminding me that I'm not....lol


Aren't you???confused
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Feb 6, 2008 11:51 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
hrt4lse
hrt4lsehrt4lseRedding, California USA13 Threads 1,233 Posts
HJFinAZ: Aren't you???


LOL....nope....far from it
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Feb 6, 2008 11:53 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
alabamabebe
alabamabebealabamabebeBanks of the Warrior River, Alabama USA66 Threads 3 Polls 4,404 Posts
You know, to me, the aches and pains and wrinkles and gray hairs, are all worth it to me, to know more and be maybe a little wiser than I was 30 or 20 or even 10 years ago. You could not pay me to be young again if it meant I'd have to go through all the mistakes again that got me where I am now.

I'm not talking about you here Leo, or anybody else on this thread or even on CS, but people I've known personally in my life. The saddest people I've ever seen are people who grow old without ever growing up. Even sadder are those who don't get a chance to grow old, because they wouldn't grow up.

Getting old ain't so bad, it just means you're still living. lips
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Feb 6, 2008 11:56 PM CST A Dilemma. Maybe.
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
alabamabebe: You know, to me, the aches and pains and wrinkles and gray hairs, are all worth it to me, to know more and be maybe a little wiser than I was 30 or 20 or even 10 years ago. You could not pay me to be young again if it meant I'd have to go through all the mistakes again that got me where I am now.

I'm not talking about you here Leo, or anybody else on this thread or even on CS, but people I've known personally in my life. The saddest people I've ever seen are people who grow old without ever growing up. Even sadder are those who don't get a chance to grow old, because they wouldn't grow up.

Getting old ain't so bad, it just means you're still living.


Brilliant, true and wise.
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