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Closing in on 60...any tips on how to feel good about it?
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<blockquote data-quote="Estherfromjerusalem" data-source="post: 376778" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>Well, I can't match Marge in achievements.</p><p></p><p>I was laid off from my job at almost 59 (I'm 65 today). I was pretty desperate because we needed my income, and who is going to emply me at 59? Over the years I had done private work on and off (proofreading, editing, typing). I became officially self-employed, and it just flourished. Over the past 6 years I have had so much work that more often than not I am so busy I don't know how to get all the work done. My clients come back to me time after time, which is very good for my ego. So I learned that life doesn't end at 60.</p><p></p><p>I'm not a raving beauty, and don't give much time or effort to the way I look. But I have an enormous family, loads of children and grandchildren, and even a greatgrandchild on the way within the next fortnight. And I am still working flat out.</p><p></p><p>I have one friend in her eighties who is still doing private editing jobs, a fact that inspires me and comforts me too.</p><p></p><p>On a macabre and sobering note: Last week I went to the funeral of a class-mate of mine. She too was 65. She was a wonderful, giving, lively, sensitive person who had helped so many people. She is no longer here to enjoy anything about this world. When I feel down (which actually I do feel at the moment), I force myself to think of her and say that reaching an older age is a blessing. The alternative is devastating. I love my family, and they love me. </p><p></p><p>It's true, my joints and my muscles and tendons are beginning to feel my age. I have all sorts of battle scars (operations etc.), but the bottom line is that I am still here, still functioning physically and mentally. I don't know what more one can ask for.</p><p></p><p>So be comforted. It's not that bad. And anyway, we don't have much choice, so we might as well try and accept it graciously.</p><p></p><p>Love, Esther</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Estherfromjerusalem, post: 376778, member: 77"] Well, I can't match Marge in achievements. I was laid off from my job at almost 59 (I'm 65 today). I was pretty desperate because we needed my income, and who is going to emply me at 59? Over the years I had done private work on and off (proofreading, editing, typing). I became officially self-employed, and it just flourished. Over the past 6 years I have had so much work that more often than not I am so busy I don't know how to get all the work done. My clients come back to me time after time, which is very good for my ego. So I learned that life doesn't end at 60. I'm not a raving beauty, and don't give much time or effort to the way I look. But I have an enormous family, loads of children and grandchildren, and even a greatgrandchild on the way within the next fortnight. And I am still working flat out. I have one friend in her eighties who is still doing private editing jobs, a fact that inspires me and comforts me too. On a macabre and sobering note: Last week I went to the funeral of a class-mate of mine. She too was 65. She was a wonderful, giving, lively, sensitive person who had helped so many people. She is no longer here to enjoy anything about this world. When I feel down (which actually I do feel at the moment), I force myself to think of her and say that reaching an older age is a blessing. The alternative is devastating. I love my family, and they love me. It's true, my joints and my muscles and tendons are beginning to feel my age. I have all sorts of battle scars (operations etc.), but the bottom line is that I am still here, still functioning physically and mentally. I don't know what more one can ask for. So be comforted. It's not that bad. And anyway, we don't have much choice, so we might as well try and accept it graciously. Love, Esther [/QUOTE]
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