Suddenly Sixty
I love this post! I have to admit turning fifty was harder for me than turning sixty, and everything Waiting for the Karma Truck says here I have felt and feel. How has turning sixty, or fifty, impacted you?
So here I sit, on the eve of celebrating my 20th anniversary of being 40 – or as most people would say – turning 60. 6-0. S-i-x-t-y.
– Hello, how are you?
– Fine thanks, I’m 60.
How the hell did I get here already? Even my sister acknowledges that it’s a big number. She also assures me I’ll get over it. I’m sure she’s right, even if I can’t fully articulate what it is I’ve got. I understand that the alternative is untenable – so untenable in fact, that perhaps that’s my issue. I’ve lost my sense of infallibility. I’ve exited that period of my life (which lasted a very long time) where it feels that everything goes on forever – and I’m a part of that everything. Tom Stoppard writes that one should “[l]ook at every exit as being an entrance somewhere else”. Sounds right – I am…
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Thank you Dorothy!
Your words were perfect timing for me on the heals of another birthday! 🙂
Suddenly Sixty is the title of a wonderful book by Judith Viorst, who you may know writes in the style of Nora Ephron. She has also written a book on being 70, which applies more to me – ha! She’s apparently now 80 and has written an age-appropriate book with the title Unexpectedly Eighty, which definitely doesn’t. As we all know, age is a state of mind, if we overlook the aches and pains.
For sure! Thanks, Marian, I always love learning about new books!
Love This Posts..
I read this book.. Enjoyed it…….. But I am waiting for her to write a book on Turning 79….. I just did in May and I am sooooo Happy I made it………..
Congratulations! Maybe you should write the book on “Turning 79”!
Love your comment… Thanks Dorothy………. 😉