You know that you are old

when somebody says 'when I was young' and talks about something that happened 11 (ELEVEN) years ago.

Getting older is fun though I think, thank Goodness, since you can't do an awful lot about it except for *trying* to grow old gracefully.

I always wonder what that means though, gracefully.....

Does that mean you are not allowed to talk about failing eyesight, hearing, creaking knees, sagging eyes, weird hair growth and need to pretend you are not only still 20 in your mind but your body too?

Hmm.. think I will not grow old *that* gracefully then!

So.. if I say 'getting older is fun' I am talking emotionally rather than anything else I suppose, it is so nice to not have to worry ALL the time if I am good enough, I just know I am not and that is OK :-)

I know now which traits in my personality get on other peoples nerves so I can use them as I please and when somebody reacts allergic I can just think 'oh yeah, tone it down girl'.

Growing older made it possible to see me and my personal growth as a project instead of me going up and down with every drama in my life. Do you know that feeling? When you feel you are constantly swept from your feet by ever changing emotional rollercoasters?

It feels like age gave me the ability to take a step back from my life and emotions and look at it in a 'yeah that bit needs a bit of attention' and then think of how to put an action plan in place while all the other bits that make 'me' up still go on as they were without being disturbed. It is OK to have parts of my life or me not being perfect. With age I have developed this deep down grounded feeling of 'you know what? I will be perfectly OK'

I should make advertising for getting older :-)