Home
What's New?
Site Help: Free E-Newsletter
Site Map
MI Seniors
All Things Retirement: Aging
Death
Divorce
Depression/Anxiety
Disability
Early Retirement
Friends & Family
Happiness
Keeping Busy
Hobbies
Housing
Locations to Retire
Medicare
Money Matters
Ret. Resources
Social Security
Taxes
Volunteers
Working / Jobs
Work Online
FUN - Memories, Jokes, Quotes, Videos Blogs by Retirees
Email Friendships
Memories
Retirement Party
Ret Quotes-Jokes
Senior Pen Pals
YOUR Two Cents
Senior Sites
Before/After Retirement PRE - RETIREMENT
RETIRED
About Me ---- About Me ----
Contact Me
About Website ----About  Website----
** Advertise **
Link to Us
Disclaimer / Income
Privacy Policy
Baby Boomers

Aging Gracefully

How does age define us? Aging gracefully is an art... successful aging is quite doable for all of us.

Some things are simply beyond our control... we will age. Why not look at age as another stage in life, don't freak out about it, just another day.

Let's consider our options to age gracefully, ok?

One concept: Some gerontologists believe in two categories of aging seniors. The Young-Old are from age 65 - 74 and the Old-Old ages 75 - 84. Then there is the Oldest-Old who are over age 85. These ages are ever increasing, just like our own life expectancies. Please don't let a number define you!

Oh wait, before we get into Aging Stats and such, here is the funniest senior video about computering! Don't you just love it? Ok, admit it -- is this you?

Hey folks, computers and i-everything is part of our everyday life now. Like it or not, we have to keep on learning new things and computer life is a big part of that.

As we age, we can choose to be happy, busy, and fulfilled in retirement. You can also choose to be unhappy, a couch potato, and living a boring retirement. It is a choice and it's all about your attitude.

Strive towards a successful aging life.. why not?

Consider this: There are oodles of young people who are old and oodles of old people that are young. Isn't that so darn true!? Sometimes, I meet someone my age and think that person lived a hard life... they look old, they have an old attitude, and simply seem a little down and depressed. That's not how I want to age.

Age IS not just a number, it's an attitude too! Let's age gracefully together...

Aging Statistics

Here are some aging statistics, and some retirement statistics on aging seniors to show how quickly the older generation is growing. Then, some stats on the baby boomer generation.

Functional Age

Did you know about Functional Age? Your chronological age is your age based on your birth year. Your functional age is based on how your body functions. We all age differently.

Some folks at age 65 might function like a 50-year old.. others like age 75.

Even different parts of the body age differently... eyes (eye sight) might age quicker compared to ears (hearing) OR you are physically fit and active but you have dry older skin.

Subjective Age

What is Subjective Age? It's how you view yourself... again, your attitude! Some folks at 75 feel young still and stay very active and fun. Others feel old and defeated at 55. Why is that? How sad is that?

People in different age groups also subjectively classify folks as old. Remember when you were age 10 and your parents and teachers (age 30-40) were "old"? At age 40, you might consider those retired as "old" but might consider your boss at age 50-60 as still full of vim and vigor. It depends on their view of themselves and their looks and actions too.

Count your blessings -- look for them, I bet there are many!

Happiness Vs. Depression in Aging

Seek out new challenges -- life changes as we live it and our attitude towards change makes or breaks our own self worth, our own happy retirement.

Brother Bon, a monk from Germany, writes about Christian seniors and life.

Life is short: don't let yourself go there! Depression hurts. Read more about after retirement, anxiety and depression here.

Irwin writes about Aging: a time to find our passion in life. If you read his personal story, he is quite an inspiration!

Aging Gracefully requires the right attitude... aging is inevitable but we can sure have fun while we live it!

Seniors Talk about Aging Gracefully

Here is one group of women with comments on aging women and their friends. Your friends can pull you through the tough times and give you great JOY in the good times! We all need friendships (both the once-in-a-while friend lunches and the friends we can't live without daily emails and chats).

Thoughts on aging - What makes you start feeling old? and when do you feel young again?

Age 80 - My friend, Pete, wrote about his view on life at age 80...

Death is part of aging, most of my parents friends (at age 83) are gone. They've lost about 20 couples from their Vegas vacation spot over the past few years alone, one by one, but death is inevitable. This beautiful website on Creative Funeral Ideas, was done by a website friend and thought I'd pass it along as it might really help someone.

Here is some information about the Baby Boomer Generation. That's Me, I am one!

Brain Age

What is your Brain Age? Keep that brain a-thinking! Read, do puzzles, write a blog or website, work or volunteer, anything to keep your mental abilities... it's important to your well-being!

Eyes and Ears

If you have vision problems, and yet you LOVE your computer - this these large print keyboards.

Take care of your hearing... deaf senior citizens isn't the norm. One little hearing aid and nobody knows!

Skin Age

I love my Derma Roller, it helps to renew my skin so the wrinkles disappear. It really does help renew my skin and mentally helps me age gracefully too.

What do YOU think about natural anti aging?

Different Medical Issues

My blood pressure monitor reviews. Mom was looking for a new one so while I took the time to evaluate some, I wrote about them.

Seniors and Computers

Seniors and Computers go together like peanut butter and jelly! Getting online is one fantastic way to communicate with the world, from the comfort of your own home.

Find a new friend, a senior pen pal on my site here!

If you have vision problems, try these large print keyboards. My dad has them... they work great!

Mobility and Simply Getting Around

Jean gained her independence with her senior citizen scooter.

Aging Quotes - funny and thought provoking!

Aging Jokes - hey, we might as well laugh at ourselves as we age!

Aging Gracefully isn't always easy, but it is definitely do able. Learn something new. Join a new book club. Create and "Out to Lunch Bunch" and have some lunch and conversation.. just don't sit there!


Share your two cents on Aging...

When do you feel old? When do you feel young?

Do you have an experience to share with others to put "aging" into perspective? It is what you make of it, and sometimes getting older is for the dogs, other times you might just enjoy that serenity and wisdom that comes with age!

Enter Title of Your Thoughts on Aging here...

Check out what previous visitors have said about AGING!

Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...

Centenarians learn to live longer and better  In the Lansing, Michigan, State News, Physician Tom Perls tells how to live 100 years or more. Perls is an expert on reserach , and the medical director ...

Aging – A time to find our passion in life!   Have you ever stopped and asked yourself, what is my purpose in life at this stage of the game?

While it doesn’t happen often, I would be telling an ...

Retirement and Parenting your Grandchildren  We've had full custody of our granddaughter for the past 6 years (she'll be 9 very soon). I feel old when we are at her school gatherings and some of the ...

Aging and Death: Will never be ready!  I see aging as every day is a day closer to death.. Every day you get slower, your organs slow and deteriorate, there's no escaping it. No matter what ...

The Aging Complex  When we contemplate our society and nation today, we know that in this twenty-first century the emphasis is clearly on youthfulness and our ability to ...

Aging: My Thoughts at Age 81  Well, being 81 years old, I feel qualified to write about aging.

First, look around at elderly people, they are all old, but they are all different....

AGING  The first time I felt "old" was during my one of my first years of teaching Middle School. I knew it would happen, but when a student mentioned how old ...

Age: It's not important  When do you feel old? When do you feel young? You can measure your years by aches and pains, by the decreasing efficiency of your memory, or by the weight ...

Golden Girls  I think the funniest thing I heard on the Golden Girls was when blanche said she looked in her rear-view mirror and there was an old lady staring back ...

Don't be afraid of heart bypass surgery ....   Listen to your doctor and not to the next man in the park or club.

Hi, fellow retiree friends !

I had a problem of shortness of breath in June,...

The Aging Laddoos:
Promise yourself Laddoos,
wait for them, and eat them
and distribute them as they come !
 
Hellow !

My name is Mr.D.K.Srivastava. Born on 22 Feb., 1943, I was scheduled to retire at the end of Feb., 2005, and receive my first pension ...

Don't Look In The Mirror
Unless You Are Applying Makeup
  I have had that moment when I did not recognize myself -- I had made the mistake of being in a photo with my daughters and my grandchildren.

"Who ...

Reflections in Retirement  I often times find myself in reflective moods as I ponder,"just how did I all of a sudden get old?" I look in the mirror and wonder who that is looking ...

Book Review: I Like Being Old, A Guide to Making the Most of Aging 
I am writing this on January 16th, 2010, the day before my 89th birthday. I like to read books by older authors (older than me) who share ...

Retired and Alone, but NOT Lonely  I'm living alone but I do not have the feeling of loneliness.

Those who feel lonely is because they do not make use of the time, but like to sit down ...

AGING: Live for Today  Aging - is it all in the mind? I don't think so, considering how my body feels differently now that I'm 55 - at least, compared to when I was 25! Although ...

Age 80: Lucky inherited genes a gift  "You do not look 80!"

I both love hearing it and get upset hearing it. The apheresis employees said it as they met this described 80 year old who ...

Feeling young when training younger workers...  Hi~ I am 54... and I feel young when am doing my work.

The only thing make me feel old is my hair and my diet.

I am very energetic because I ...

Aging: Retirement years and Adoption!  I am 58 years old and retired. My husband is 65 and still working.

We feel young because 7 years ago we adopted a little girl, 18 months old from ...

Aging and Multi-Tasking through God's Help...  As a goal oriented, type A person, I have always had my plate full.

When I was first married, I taught in a Christian school while my husband was in ...

Wishing you the best in Aging Gracefully!

Return from Aging Gracefully to more Retirement Advice here!


New! Comments

Please consider leaving your two cents... questions and comments about what you just read! It only takes one retirees thoughts to help another retiree...

Write - Contribute Here!

Questions/Answers Here!

Retirement E-Newsletter (Senior Pen Pals):

Email

Name

Then

Popular Pages:

Early Retirement
Pre Retirement Advice
After Retirement Help
Divorce at Retirement
Retirement Hobbies
Senior Housing
Retirement & Money

Why Retirement
Online Rocks!

Retirees Helping Retirees! Sometimes your two cents can make a difference in someone's life!

Free Mega Ebook:
20+ Free Ebooks Inside. Download or print any or
all of them, just click!


Book Review:
Too Young to Retire

Follow on Facebook!

Twitter too!

Retire to the Internet, Like I did!
Baby Boomer Generation: Retires!
Baby Boomer Bloggers
My Pen Pal Site


Retire Online,
Like me!

Retire To Something

What Lies Behind Us and What Lies Before Us Are Tiny Matters Compared to What Lies WITHIN US!
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes
***FACEBOOK-COMMENT***