Comments on: Is 60 Better than Dead?

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:49:30 +0000

Hi, Linda! Thks for stopping by. A divorce after 35 years – that IS a big transition, I’m sure. I like the “Patchwork Ministry” & it’s “Putting the Pieces . . . ” That sounds interesting. Are you doing this online or offline? I’d like to hear more about it.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:26:14 +0000

Being someone who will be turning 60 in January,
I have given alot of thought to this. Not only
being 60 I have had to start a new life. Getting
a divorce after 35 years of marriage and being very
dependant on that person you soon learn to take baby
steps in your new life. I have become very God centered
and helping others to heal whichhas become a
ministry all by itself. “Patchwork Ministry” has
begun by “Putting the Pieces of Our Lives Back Together Again”.
I believe that the “BEST IS YET TO COME” including
turning 60.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:06:14 +0000

Ruth, I do think it’s a matter of perspective, of mindset. My mind is just a bit unruly about this. I’ve wondered if — like many/most of the things in my life I’ve worried about — the anticipation may be worse than the reality. That is, once I turn 60 it won’t be as big a deal as I’d thought. I’ll find out soon as in less than 2 weeks I’ll be out of my 50s.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:45:31 +0000

I suppose you could claim to be 59 for the rest of your life. Or you could stay 39 like Jack Benny! All I know is that my feelings about being 60 have changed since I reached it. It seems the older I get the less old people in their 80s seem. I think it’s a matter of perspective. My mom always told me ‘don’t get old’ as she was always suffering from something. But I think it all depends on attitude. Society is changing, slowly to be sure, but still changing attitudes about aging. I’d like to think that it is our boomer generation that is helping to change society. Aren’t we the generation that refuses to get old?