feeling oldddd.

[SIMONGUEY]

so today is my birthday. I know I am not old but I can't shake the feeling of seeing that number go up. I feel conflicted about it personally since I do not want to age honestly. I understand I am still young but it's so strange seeing how time just flys. today its 23 but then its 24. 25. 26. then by the time I know it ima be crippled. time does not seem to slow down but speed up for some reason. but besides all that I am happy and thankful for my experiences in life so far like me getting my first speeding ticket last around Merced area! all learning experiences from this point on!

this thread really has no point. i guess I would just like people's thoughts and opinions on aging and how it felt to you when you started to leave the 20s behind.

 

[byebyeSTI]

holy crap 23 ! , i feel the same but i just turned 50 .

 

[cncBilly]

Wow! At 23 you have way better things to do on your B-day than worry/think about aging. I left my 20’s thirty plus years ago and each decade since has it’s own experiences. Some good some better but as the years go by you will find you do different things and develop different interests at different age intervals. Everything in life has it’s time. Enjoy your 20’s, they are a unique decade, as they all are. Hope you have a great day. Happy Birthday . Cheer’s

 

[MerlintheMad]

I would just like people's thoughts and opinions on aging and how it felt to you when you started to leave the 20s behind.

That's ancient history, lamb. (who said that? ) I didn't even start writing a journal until I was 35, so, there are no written records of the 20s. I can hardly remember them. A few things stand out: hating college but pushing through, getting into mawwiage, our first three kids, this house I'm typing in, that's about it, really. Only random anecdotal memories pop up uncalled for, seemingly less often as I actively get deeply into middle age. There are pictures of family stuff starting a good six years before the journal, so those help a lot (pics being worth a thousand words of course). I carry a point and shoot camera in a pocket everywhere I go, even though I don't use it that often.

At 23 I was into my one and only full-time job: which I kept till one month shy of 29 years and retired (forcibly) from very early before turning 52: this I was able to barely swing by putting money (at least 10%) into a 401K, then finding a diversified investment program after I quit. So, if you want to be prepared for genuine middle age (comfortably if not in style), save at least ten percent of what you make (do it now, the earlier you build a compound interest savings the more compounding power it has at the end) and live on 90%: live on 80% of what you make and give 10% (a tithe) to worthy charity (or more than one): doing both of these will teach you how to budget: because anyone can spend everything, or worse, even more than they make and enslave themselves to debt. By saving for the future and contributing to charity you open the windows of heaven and your mind will learn how to be content with less instead of lusting always for more.

You won't be crippled if you take care of yourself (barring accidents of course). Ben Franklin said, "An old young man is a young old man". That means a person who has enough wisdom early in life to take care of himself will be in good health and vigor as an old man: mindset plays into this: a young man who thinks rather like an old man (weighing cost to benefit in important things) will seem young when he is old. Spend an hour or more a day doing physical things: I bike or walk/hike, and have a core/planking/stretching routine that I start each day with. Calories in should equal calories out. Eat to live, don't live to eat, in other words.

Have a happy birthday.

 

[Devin]

"A decade ago I never thought I would be at twenty-three on the verge of spontaneous combustion, woe is me "

I remember being 23. Glad I'm not anymore. Happy birthday!

 

[OHstinger]

"Nobody likes you when your 23" - Blink-182.

I am 35, and still feel young, unless I have one of my occasional back spasms. But honestly, I wouldn't go back to 23. Tomorrow, my wife and I celebrate the 15 year anniversary of our first date, this summer we will celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary, and our son will be 4 in July. Maybe life was a bit "easier" at 23, but life is more fulfilling now.

Happy Birthday, enjoy it and don't spend it stressing. Age is just a number.

 

[AtomicGTL]

Op did this on purpose to make us feel older

 

[SIMONGUEY]

Wow! At 23 you have way better things to do on your B-day than worry/think about aging. I left my 20’s thirty plus years ago and each decade since has it’s own experiences. Some good some better but as the years go by you will find you do different things and develop different interests at different age intervals. Everything in life has it’s time. Enjoy your 20’s, they are a unique decade, as they all are. Hope you have a great day. Happy Birthday . Cheer’s

YEAH DEFINITELY! I have a coworker that's 50. he would tell me about his past experiences growing up. the troubles he got into and also the band he was in and told me to just take life for what it is and enjoy it with no regrets. I am excited to age for the experiences that I will have. thank you for your thoughts and the happy birthday.

 

[SIMONGUEY]

That's ancient history, lamb. (who said that? ) I didn't even start writing a journal until I was 35, so, there are no written records of the 20s. I can hardly remember them. A few things stand out: hating college but pushing through, getting into mawwiage, our first three kids, this house I'm typing in, that's about it, really. Only random anecdotal memories pop up uncalled for, seemingly less often as I actively get deeply into middle age. There are pictures of family stuff starting a good six years before the journal, so those help a lot (pics being worth a thousand words of course). I carry a point and shoot camera in a pocket everywhere I go, even though I don't use it that often.

At 23 I was into my one and only full-time job: which I kept till one month shy of 29 years and retired (forcibly) from very early before turning 52: this I was able to barely swing by putting money (at least 10%) into a 401K, then finding a diversified investment program after I quit. So, if you want to be prepared for genuine middle age (comfortably if not in style), save at least ten percent of what you make (do it now, the earlier you build a compound interest savings the more compounding power it has at the end) and live on 90%: live on 80% of what you make and give 10% (a tithe) to worthy charity (or more than one): doing both of these will teach you how to budget: because anyone can spend everything, or worse, even more than they make and enslave themselves to debt. By saving for the future and contributing to charity you open the windows of heaven and your mind will learn how to be content with less instead of lusting always for more.

You won't be crippled if you take care of yourself (barring accidents of course). Ben Franklin said, "An old young man is a young old man". That means a person who has enough wisdom early in life to take care of himself will be in good health and vigor as an old man: mindset plays into this: a young man who thinks rather like an old man (weighing cost to benefit in important things) will seem young when he is old. Spend an hour or more a day doing physical things: I bike or walk/hike, and have a core/planking/stretching routine that I start each day with. Calories in should equal calories out. Eat to live, don't live to eat, in other words.

Have a happy birthday.

I have been thinking about taking more pictures or videos or writing things down in a journal honestly. growing up I never liked being in photos. not sure why but it would always piss me off. not that I'm 23 and I look back I've noticed that I have only a hand full of photos of me growing up that bring up a lot of thoughts of who I was or I guess to self reflect and remember what my life has been up to this point.

at the moment I am pretty ok. I got a job I like and my boss has been hounding me to sign up for the 401k plan that I now have and other things to get started on now while I'm still young which I appreciate. I def was not careful with my credit card and am now paying for it but thankfully it's nothing crazy just have to make small sacrifices in the meantime. besides some credit card debt that has given me a really valuable lesson, I just have car payments to really worry about. bought the car last March, and hopefully, around May or December I will have my car fully paid off to not worry about anymore. (just happy I got my stinger for a good price)

since I've started my job I've mainly been sitting. it's starting to take a toll on me so I'm going to start rock climbing again. with wisdom that is true. I like asking people for the opinions and thoughts they have especially when they're older. they just know more and its also funny hearing someone say "damn I wish my son would listen to the way you do about this" lol

as for regrets. The only one I have is dropping out of college. I will be starting again soon since the company I work for offered to pay but finding the motivation has been a bit difficult for me.

I appreciate your thoughts and the birthday wise. thank you.

 

[SIMONGUEY]

"A decade ago I never thought I would be at twenty-three on the verge of spontaneous combustion, woe is me "

I remember being 23. Glad I'm not anymore. Happy birthday!

can't wait till I have those thoughts! hopefully, future me isn't a bum lol

thank you!

 

[SIMONGUEY]

"Nobody likes you when your 23" - Blink-182.

I am 35, and still feel young, unless I have one of my occasional back spasms. But honestly, I wouldn't go back to 23. Tomorrow, my wife and I celebrate the 15 year anniversary of our first date, this summer we will celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary, and our son will be 4 in July. Maybe life was a bit "easier" at 23, but life is more fulfilling now.

Happy Birthday, enjoy it and don't spend it stressing. Age is just a number.

blink-182 is fire.

commitment scares me a little bit but then again I feel like I either haven't found the right person or I'm just for the streets. congratulations tho on your own personal accomplishments!

man... I already have a busted right knee and lower back pains that I've been having since elementary school. my back is definitely one of the reasons why I'm nervous to get older. pain only gets worse from this point on.


thank you for the wishes and also for your thoughts

 

[SIMONGUEY]

holy crap 23 ! , i feel the same but i just turned 50 .

50 is a pretty cool number at least!

 

[SIMONGUEY]

Op did this on purpose to make us feel older

 

[amehring1982]

Turned 40 last month and broke my tailbone on a toboggan in Lake Placid. At 23 I was jumping out of planes and meeting women around the world. Go enjoy

 

[Devin]

Turned 40 last month and broke my tailbone on a toboggan in Lake Placid. At 23 I was jumping out of planes and meeting women around the world. Go enjoy

I beat you to 40 by a few months. Hope your ass is doing better! My introduction to my late 30s was vertigo.

 

[Rodtheviking]

Take care of your body, it's the only one you get.

I wish I had.

At 51 with a 4 year old son, I am quite tired most the time, lol.

 

[G70LEbyAdoom]

Wow, Reading this post makes me suddenly not feel old at 24 anymore.

 

[Simba_Akbar]

Happy birthday boss!!! I’m glad I wasn’t the only person that felt this way, currently I’m 22 but feel 40 always tired and knees hurt from dealing with the big green weenie but I don’t regret anything. Like your co worker said take life for what it is an make the most of it!!!

 

[nhcowboy28]

Part out

 

[Deviate]

man... I already have a busted right knee and lower back pains that I've been having since elementary school. my back is definitely one of the reasons why I'm nervous to get older. pain only gets worse from this point on.

Better living thru chemistry....dangerous if not watched though. I get watched at times. Ive had my share of accidents that have jacked up body but i wouldn't go back and change a thing.

Happy birthday