Aging is a mindset. I know I am 75 but I do NOT feel 75. How we FEEL is what fuels us. Yes, I look in the mirror with a grandmother looking back and,at times, I think of puffing up those lips, but it has not happened. My stamina is not 100%, but I blame it on my newly diabetic diagnosis, rather then the fact COVID has left an imprint on my couch. I have awakened to the fact I have become a slouch! A couch potato! I have begun to take early morning walks to wind me back up. My friend and I have been on numerous shopping trips to furnish her new house and years back, after shopping. I would be out dancing. Now I totally konk out.
Aging politicians…75. No. Biden is the perfect example. Today I am going to buy a bike and pedal around the park, which reminds me of a hamster on a wheel, but, after COVID and now diabetes, I need to pump myself back up and lose excess pounds.
So, aging for me, is just another chapter that I am enjoying, with all the ups and downs. At any age, there are those ups and downs, and there have been a lot of downs, yet I am thankful for every tomorrow.
ElderChicks 
I love the biking plan, Donna! Whenever you write here, your interest in the world and people outside yourself is evidence of what keeps so many of us and each other going. Riding with you in spirit!
Thelma, I will dedicate my first ride around the lake to you. I always rode a bike, but with my job, I needed a car and gave my bike to a neighbor who had her bike stolen.
Now I will be back on the pedals, which I totally need. Most likely huffing and puffing instead of yesterday’s fast pedaling down the hill! Hopefully, I can make it back to that hill top!
Best wishes.
Donna
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Donna, you wrote the exact words that I would have written. I will be 75 in March 2023 but feel much younger some days. Others not so much. Things sag that did not used to, knees ache and I am back to wearing glasses after years of not having to. I fear for my husband’s health, a constant anxiety as he too ages. But we are both active, engaged with family nearby as often as we can, and taking one day at a time. You have inspired me to dig out my bike!
Lucy, we will ride together in spirit. I know about body parts going south but it can be covered up with clothes that make us look and feel good.
Wishing your husband best days ahead.
Donna
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