tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post7744695977940951768..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: The Transition to 50Kim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-191848120139492762016-11-17T21:09:23.662+00:002016-11-17T21:09:23.662+00:00Thank you for your thoughts, Liz, they are very mu...Thank you for your thoughts, Liz, they are very much appreciated and do resonate deeply. Love that quote. And I had forgotten about the new house analogy, but it all comes flooding back and I see the relevance - thank you for reflecting it back to me :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-62787489219210873172016-11-06T05:45:03.798+00:002016-11-06T05:45:03.798+00:00Wishing you happy, my friend.....You already have ...Wishing you happy, my friend.....You already have "meaningful"....I think, more times than you know, you've been the George Bailey in our Bedford Falls...... <br /><br />You once advised me to treat 'now' like a new house I was moving into....that i can't change the past but I can move into it as is and make of it what I would..... I'm sure that was a dreadfully inarticulate retelling of your words, but hopefully you'll remember, and perhaps they'll boomerang beautifully back to you......<br /><br />Yours and my birthdays are always next door neighbors; I turned 44 on 10/13..... I have had this year many of the same concerns, thoughts, fears which you expressed here ....poignantly this year particularly for some reason........ <br /><br />I wish us both a Meaning-Full life, Kim..... let's keep cheering each other on..... I heard this quote tonight in a favorite movie of mine I am watching at this moment, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", and it caught my ear..... I will pass it on to you too...with a full heart and a wish for a very happy new year....<br /><br />"Like Darwin's finches we are slowly adapting to our environment, and when one does adapt, my God, the riches that are available!! There is no past that one can bring back by longing for it, only a present that builds and creates itself as the past withdraws." <br /><br />Best and Warmest,<br />Liz ~*Hindsfeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373105564115036448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-76956196728589749672016-10-31T19:38:27.140+00:002016-10-31T19:38:27.140+00:00Pat - you might be right. After several years of M...Pat - you might be right. After several years of ME/CFS, since I moved on from the worst of it, I've been keen to try and make up for the lost years, but to me it feels like a slow process.<br /><br />Savannah - it's true - in 10 years I will be 60, whatever I do (assuming I make it that far) :)<br /><br />Joan - most people I've spoken to who have already crossed that age line say their 50s were better. :)<br /><br />Niki - don't sleep through it - have a big party! I had a celebration on Friday - hired a village hall and invited a few dozen friends - it was well worth doing :)<br /><br />Debra - many thanks :)<br /><br />V - I have to say I preferred my 40s to my 30s - but then I preferred my 302 to my 20s, my 20s to my teens, and my teens to my infancy. Can't remember how good the womb was though... :)<br /><br />Jennie - Now I'm this side of it, of course it feels much better. I would definitely recommend having a party of some kind though - it helps with coming to terms with it :)<br /><br />Hope - Different people I know had problems with different ages - 40, 30, 60 - and some, none at all. :)<br /><br />Pat - I always appreciate your wisdom :) xKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-5682818609407116452016-10-31T11:42:02.616+00:002016-10-31T11:42:02.616+00:00Let other people worry about the numbers - which i...Let other people worry about the numbers - which is all age is. What matter is what is in your head and your heart. You'll be fine. Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-33721886029334585572016-10-27T00:06:31.201+01:002016-10-27T00:06:31.201+01:00I'm 6 months older than my best friend: when I...I'm 6 months older than my best friend: when I turned 50 I sent her an e-mail that read,"Come on in, the water's fine!" She said that made it seem less dramatic.<br /><br />I don't know why 50 didn't bother me too much. I think it may have been because I'd always believed 35 was the perfect age and that I'd have children by then..or never. We couldn't have kids, so 35 was a bit of a let down for about a month, then life goes on.<br /><br />You are filled with exciting ideas and that talent of photographic wizardry...you'll be fine and probably even enjoy it. :) Happy Birthday again!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-81604590511666983942016-10-26T16:51:15.113+01:002016-10-26T16:51:15.113+01:00This sums it all up Kim, you're a few months a...This sums it all up Kim, you're a few months ahead of me and this is just what I am feeling. I knew you'd have a brill photo too- thanks! Maybe it wont be as bad when it comes!<br />Enjoy your 6th decade! Keep fit and happy. You have a lot to celebrate.<br />JennieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-36923541293081439422016-10-26T12:58:53.998+01:002016-10-26T12:58:53.998+01:00This is exactly how I felt about 40 (Goodness know...This is exactly how I felt about 40 (Goodness knows what 50 will do to me) - perhaps because of the reproductive imperative that we women are subject to. The years since have been amongst the most productive I've had. Perhaps because the turning of the decade had a such grip on me, ever since I've done more exploring and playing than I have since I was a child. Hurrah to growing older and recognising the joys of possibility. <br /><br />I look forward to reading your adventures and discoveries, VxVirginianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-39092635380654889842016-10-26T02:50:18.147+01:002016-10-26T02:50:18.147+01:00Wishing you love and light, laughter, joy, health,...Wishing you love and light, laughter, joy, health, and a peaceful heart, my friend.debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-18682270253559332782016-10-26T00:17:37.578+01:002016-10-26T00:17:37.578+01:00Loved that Kim!
Think and sure you've achieved...Loved that Kim!<br />Think and sure you've achieved considerably more than me in your 50 years<br />But gonna try and embrace like you say...not keeping looking at the negatives and what ifs!.<br />But look forward aghhhhh.<br />I've another 10 weeks & 5 days to cheer my self up and think positive.....<br />As it's winter thou I might just hibernate in the new year, and wake up in spring, already 50🙃Nikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1292522288534775152016-10-25T20:54:19.041+01:002016-10-25T20:54:19.041+01:00I LOVED my 50s! 60s are pretty damn fine too, but...I LOVED my 50s! 60s are pretty damn fine too, but that's another story. Er, decade. Any way, Happy Birthday! Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-78921517299730090932016-10-25T20:51:47.700+01:002016-10-25T20:51:47.700+01:00That's it exactly! Make whatever time you have...That's it exactly! Make whatever time you have the absolute best because all we can do is keep moving forward, sugar, and besides, time is going to pass anyway no matter what! so we might as well keep on keepin' on! ;) *big hugs* xoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-63890170822909493722016-10-25T18:44:32.851+01:002016-10-25T18:44:32.851+01:00"I need to embrace it, make it mine, and use ..."I need to embrace it, make it mine, and use that intensity to propel myself forward to make change happen, rather than drift aimlessly towards the grave."<br /><br />Just what do you think you have been doing these last few years - with an increasing verve?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2<br />Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.com