| | How do you all define aging gracefully?Page 2 of 5 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) | I couldn't agree more, OP. I just want to laugh when I read this profiles that say "everyone thinks I'm 10-15 years younger than my age." I'd like to have that mirror they're looking in. And nothing is sadder than some middle-aged woman who is dressing in her granddaughter's clothes.
Aging gracefully is being happy with yourself, despite wrinkles, laugh lines, gray hair, etc. I've always said I'm going to age gracefully -- or ungracefully -- whatever God has in store for me. And that means no botox or cosmetic surgery. | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/20/2011 9:56:38 AM | With North America's "obsession" with youth, one certainly can see how, people do NOT age gracefully. Getting plastic surgery is a clear testament to this fact. Getting your face slashed and pulled back then stapled to9 your neck, isn't my idea of aging gracefully. Thousands and thousands of naive, consciously asleep, middle aged women running out and getting breast implants, is not aging gracefully.
Aging gracefully to me, is seeing that age is a mere number and not something to fear. I find the older I get, the wiser I become. Each era in our lives, is really a graduation process, to new levels of consciousness. Aging, has its own unique beauty to it, you just have to know where to look...
I personally like being older, compared to when I was some young, naive, rash, idiot.
lolololol...
Just except life on life's terms, not yours, and you will let go of youth, ever so gracefully....
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/20/2011 11:50:55 AM | I must be a weirdo.
I honestly do not think about aging and how it has changed my appearance.
I guess because even when I was 10, people were always telling me I was an old soul, and always pegged me for a much older girl. You get used to being told you look older than you are.lol
I make myself up everyday to look nice, but beyond that, I dont really care if I have a wrinkle, age spot, saggy eyes....I eat well, look after my body and let mother nature do what she is gonna do.
I figure those that care for me, will still do so even if I appear to have aged and the ones that dont-dont matter. | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/20/2011 12:11:59 PM | http://www.stylelist.com/2011/12/19/beautiful-women-over-50_n_1154571.html?ncid=webmail15#s556481&title=Julianne_Moore_51
Awesome pictures of some of the world's most beautiful women...but the title was what caught my attention after reading this thread...seems everyone has their own version of what "aging gracefully" is about. | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/20/2011 12:46:25 PM | My definition is I just don't **** about it.
I have no problems with coloring my hair
and not falling into the polyester snag rag
elastic waist pants and hand painted matching
sweatshirt tops, but I don't see myself getting
plastic surgery.
I think people should do whatever they want to
do as long as they don't hurt or bother anyone
else. I don't think it's a rule you have to age
gracefully. You can age however the heck you
want...I just don't want to hear people moaning
about it. | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/20/2011 1:05:05 PM | | Aging gracefully,not sure about that lol. I like the knowledge,being a grandparent and many other things. Doesn't mean I'm ready for the rocking chair or not interested life and looking good. I do accept all the grey hair and wrinkles but still dress well and smell nice.lol | |
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Posted: 12/20/2011 1:25:47 PM | Msg 28... thats old school... these days they use lasers. Most you end up with is a little hole where they went in to tie something up.
Days of slashing and pushing back are long over. They can do faces, necks, skin now with lasers. I had resurfacing with lasers... and a few other things... the px build collegen under the skin. Incredible stuff. Skin just GLOWS:)
Just sayin'..
its not the drastic thing it once maybe was.
On topic of aging. I love being older, just no desire to look old, or have that funny old lady smell of calgon and cat pee. Tryo to dress nice too. Nothing worse then old lady smell in the clothing or the house, car. My sense of smell is still working.
I got into it with a old friend about this, he thought it was a waste of money, yet.. he has a fishing boat, which I consider a waste of money.
To each their own. | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/20/2011 7:53:24 PM |
How do you all define aging gracefully?
With a now favorite quote ~
"There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age." ~Sophia Loren | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/21/2011 1:19:52 PM | Have you ever met a person whom you thought was not all that attractive until you talked to them? That was their inner beauty/handsomeness shining through. Doesn't matter the age, the number of wrinkles, hair or lack thereof. If you have a zest for life, a sense of humor, a modicum of intelligence, and a good mix of hope and realism, your light will be bright enough to render the darkness asunder.
Growing old? Yes, we all do. Whether we do it with grace is our choice.
Be happy and the world will smile with you. | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/21/2011 5:11:49 PM | I most certainly have met some folks like that, Sequoyah1, and have felt very honoured to get to know them.
One such person is my mother. She has the zest for life and the outlook of someone in their 50's, despite being almost 85.
Now, the trick is to find that inner beauty in a mate! (grin) | |
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Posted: 12/21/2011 8:00:55 PM | I've never been known as "graceful" and I don't see any reason to start now!!
I am......who I am.
Other than trying to stay in reasonable shape and eat "somewhat" healthy....
the rest is up to Mother Nature for me.
She has done a beautiful job with my hair......hope she's as kind to the rest of me | |
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Posted: 12/21/2011 9:09:07 PM | | To me, aging gracefully is not about beauty, which seems to be what most people in this thread take it to mean. I do think, however, that to age gracefully one does not resort to plastic surgery. For one thing, I look at the photos of celebrities who have had it and they look, for the most part, really awful. It changes them into something they never were and never should have been, and they often look quite grotesque. As well, it is a assault on the body. I guess I kind of have the body is a temple kind of thinking. The way to live and to age is to take care of what you've got, to care for it, to be loving to it. I think trying to stay fit and healthy both physically and mentally is what aging gracefully is. I do color my hair and will continue to do so until it starts looking odd because it clashes with all the lines and wrinkles in my face. And I use sunscreen and skin care to keep my skin in good condition. I'm not saying I am judging people who do it, but to me, plastic surgery is not aging gracefully, jmo. I know I will never do it: I will never do any kind of surgery that is not medically required. But I also wouldn't do botox, liposuction, and other similar treatments. But, aside from beauty, growing old gracefully is a mental attitude, imo. That's the most important part. | |
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Posted: 12/21/2011 10:41:27 PM | I have not had cosmetic surgery nor do I plan to. I age gracefully by eating fresher/better, laughing a lot, and not taking life (or a couple of laughlines) so seriously. I don't smoke (anything), drink very little alcohol and soda pop, and I date age appropriate men.
As for trying to look 30 again, I am not. I post current photos (less than a year old) and let the chips fall where they man. Personally, I think I look better and turn more heads now than I did at 30 because I am happier, less stressed, and more confident. And a lot of that is from knowing who I am and letting go of the "what will people think" fear. | |
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Posted: 12/22/2011 1:46:44 AM | In our 20's almost all of us are cute, not everyone is meant to be a 9 or 10 but we can look cute.
In our 30's life choices make their initial signs, overeating, sun exposure, hard drinking.
Past 40 is where genetics and lifelong personal effort to stay healthy starts to pay off.
By 50 age is starting to show in all but the lucky genetically and those that take extreme measures to stay looking good.
By 60 nearly all have succumbed to gravity, radiation and free radicals, we look our age.
The good news for us men is that adding a few lines or grays can actually add to our distinction. Having a healthy lifestyle and decent bank account can guarantee us the attraction of good looking women for a very long time.
The ladies have it the hardest. By the time they are in their 40's, their kids that widened their hips are living their own lives. They can't help but feel a little old with an empty nest. By now at least half of them have suffered either their husband having an affair or a divorce. Attracting a top tier man which was almost easy in their 20's is now a huge task. Many of the men their age are dating women 10 and up to 20 years younger than them. Many men in their dating range have been so burned by divorce that they don't even consider serious relationships anymore. For lots of them the lonely life with cats has started. The lucky few that are still hot looking and have endearing personalities have better prospects. Even then they compete with much younger women and women from other countries seeking a rebound man for citizenship.
Glad I'm blessed to be a good looking, outgoing guy with a good income.
It's been said that good men age like fine wine, but women age like milk.
I'm not trying to be mean. It's just a life observation. | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/22/2011 8:02:44 AM |
try again, yes they can.. you seen Suzanne Somers? she is like 70.
Are you implying she is aging gracefully? The woman still wears 'pigtails' for god's sake! LOL | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/22/2011 8:13:40 AM |
Are you implying she is aging gracefully? The woman still wears 'pigtails' for god's sake! LOL
So did my aunt that lived in L.A. Nothing wrong with having fun with your hair no matter what age you are.. I used to think I would never wear skinny jeans until I saw myself in them.. However pigtails am not quite ready to try yet..
She certainly had that Joie de Vivre that my Uncle adored along with a host of others.
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/22/2011 9:18:27 AM |
Awesome pictures of some of the world's most beautiful women...but the title was what caught my attention after reading this thread...seems everyone has their own version of what "aging gracefully" is about.
I watched an interview with Jane Fonda the other day and I was awed by her...not so much her looks, I know she has had work done. She's a remarkable woman...I admire her for her strength, her confidence...her general outlook on life. She is so together now...more so than she was 20 years ago.
It's been said that good men age like fine wine, but women age like milk.
I'm not trying to be mean. It's just a life observation.
...Ouch!
...mae | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/22/2011 9:24:37 AM |
It's been said that good men age like fine wine, but women age like milk.
I'm not trying to be mean. It's just a life observation.
...Ouch!
The statement made about milk is definitely from someone who has already curdled. So much for aging gracefully. | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/22/2011 10:28:06 AM | Keep thinking about what exactly is aging gracefully..
Not being able to wear certain clothing?
Not being about to sport certain hairstyles?
Not being able to run a marathon anymore?
Am sure there are a ton of other negative things we can add to this growing list.
Life is about enjoying and not limiting oneself by a number.. I still love much of the same things I used to!!
I no longer define myself to limiting what I can and cannot do..
nativerock | |
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| How do you all define aging gracefully?
Posted: 12/22/2011 2:42:42 PM |
Are you implying she is aging gracefully? The woman still wears 'pigtails' for god's sake! LOL
So did my aunt that lived in L.A. Nothing wrong with having fun with your hair no matter what age you are.. I used to think I would never wear skinny jeans until I saw myself in them.. However pigtails am not quite ready to try yet..
She certainly had that Joie de Vivre that my Uncle adored along with a host of others.
NativeRock, I didn't mean to imply that women should not have fun with their hair, clothes, whatever, and keep their Joi de Vivre until their dying day. and Ms Sommers seems to be doing that...But she still looks like she's on that sit-com from way back when, like she's 'stuck in her era'. I don't think that qualifies as 'aging gracefully'. She seems to be a caricature of herself. Never a good look. | |
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