LIFE LOOKS ROSIER AFTER 50

“Life looks a little rosier after 50, a new study finds. Older people in their mid- to late-50s are generally happier, and experience less stress and worry than young adults in their 20s, the researchers say.” Just read that on the Internet and we all know everything on the Internet is true. It’s strange, but I want to know where those people are that find life a little rosier. It is just a color or is it an experience. I admit my on life feels rosier now than it did in my 50’s. That was a period of loss. 20 years later I have accepted those things and moved on. Everyone here has suffered loss. They have all adjusted. We have adjusted to regularly meeting with doctors, our new best friends, and we hangout we always pick up the check. Some friend.

Actually there are many very contented residents. The hurt, crushed, angry and discouraged ones are just louder — way louder. It is not unusual to hear things like, “Don’t ever talk to me again.” “I hate you.” May you trip and fall down the stairs of life (kinda like that one). Most comments are not repeatable by me. These few do things to hurt others. They tell absolute lies to get others to hate the same enemies. Fortunately, most can’t seem to remember how hurtful they were the day before. Old-timer disease. Actually it beats asking forgiveness since they would never admit they did anything wrong. These people make my day.

It is interesting that so many simply accept the newly gained physical limitations and are thankful for what they have. One can walk up stairs, but not down – she laughs. Several push walkers as much for balance or for the seat that’s attached. That way they can always rest when they want. We laugh about organizing walker races. We could extend it to cane racing as well. Limping would be a well-attended event. We have a much smaller group in wheelchairs, but that would be our fastest race.

Many are powerful speed-readers. You would not believe that quantity of books people read in a week, or the number of puzzles that are done. Those could also be races. If we keep up this dreaming we may have enough events to start a non-athletic Senior Olympics. There’s also sun sitting (to old to sunbath), gardening, smoking (cough, cough), drinking (gin is popular), dusting, and then there is complaining, gossiping, yelling, criticizing. By Jove, I think we have it. A very competitive list of Senior Olympic events