Our minds are interesting things. We take in so much sensory information on a continuous basis, yet we can only access a small part of it readily. And then when we need it to calm down and let us rest, our minds turn over minutiae that we thought we had forgotten. Just to keep us awake and fretting.
I don’t remember what it feels like to be confident. I question things that used to be so easy to decide. Where did that feeling of confidence go? What has changed this part of my personality?
I no longer know what it feels like to be strong. At one time weight lifting was a very important part of my life. I was strong, and lean. That went away. What happened to that feeling of life, and vitality? Is it combined with that lack of confidence? Can it come back? Will it come back?
Can Jake from State Farm help me out with these questions?
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Comment by Anonymous on July 5, 2014 at 4:45 pm
Funny you say this Phil, because women go through a very different transition in their 50’s. They go from being worried about everything to recognizing how exhausting it has been. At 50, we develop an “I don’t give a shit” mentality. No, our bodies aren’t as strong, but our energies are better served as we age. It is this interim phase of working toward retirement that makes me tired just thinking about it.