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Forty-two is closing in and while I am ok with the number of age, I value being an adult and mature and growing, learning, and having found myself. But it has a price, there's consequences of having a better understanding of life, of aging, of having gone through some experiences. You know where it is great, what sucks, and what hurts. Getting closer to forty-two, it hurts.
It's easy to fall into depression, while as a kid there's always something else around the corner (you just don't know it yet), and as an adult you've learned that this is just what comes with life. Make the best of it, fight through it and move on to something you have to work for. The same with hobbies. You can try a bunch of stuff, while it seems as an middle aged dude that 50% to 65% less options are on your path. As a kid you fall from a skateboard or a bike, while you try out where your limits are. As an adult you fall and you are out for a few weeks and you regret even trying.
And sure, being fit, taking care of yourself, etc. It matters, it has an effect. It also doesn't matter if you have these thoughts at 35 or 55 .. everybody will hit that.
I never thought I'd go through life with more than pain from the headaches and perhaps backpain because I am tall and my bed eyes force me to bend forward and look closer to stuff. But waking up with these pains in your body, with "I better go walking today" just to stay nimble, and what not. It sucks, as if paying bills wasn't enough hurt haha.
Yeah, it hurts being an adult, on various levels. Despite all the fun benefits of being one. And I am sorry for complaining about that. This week has simply been a reminder of this - a little more than usual.
It's easy to fall into depression, while as a kid there's always something else around the corner (you just don't know it yet), and as an adult you've learned that this is just what comes with life. Make the best of it, fight through it and move on to something you have to work for. The same with hobbies. You can try a bunch of stuff, while it seems as an middle aged dude that 50% to 65% less options are on your path. As a kid you fall from a skateboard or a bike, while you try out where your limits are. As an adult you fall and you are out for a few weeks and you regret even trying.
And sure, being fit, taking care of yourself, etc. It matters, it has an effect. It also doesn't matter if you have these thoughts at 35 or 55 .. everybody will hit that.
I never thought I'd go through life with more than pain from the headaches and perhaps backpain because I am tall and my bed eyes force me to bend forward and look closer to stuff. But waking up with these pains in your body, with "I better go walking today" just to stay nimble, and what not. It sucks, as if paying bills wasn't enough hurt haha.
Yeah, it hurts being an adult, on various levels. Despite all the fun benefits of being one. And I am sorry for complaining about that. This week has simply been a reminder of this - a little more than usual.
