by come to terms, I mean accept, cope with gracefully, do something to counter it, etc.
2007-07-23 05:38:58 · 12 answers · asked by ezspirit472001 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Getting old does not mean you're getting ugly. Along with the gray hair and wrinkles comes wisdom and patience. Be proud of what you've become. Confidence in yourself might take away the thoughts that ugly are a part of aging.
2007-07-23 05:51:51 · answer #1 · answered by Jenny J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aging gracefully is a myth. Perpetrated by cosmetic hucksters and megavitamin pushers.
My motto: Screw 'em if they can't take a joke.
That attitude is one of the great gifts of geezerdom: Just be the person you are — without mirrors, pretext, or apology
I do know what aging gracefully isn't.
It isn't all those women of a certain age — mine — who visit cosmetic surgeons in their relentless battle against their true selves. By 70, their skin is mummified, drawn so tight that the mouth struggles to keep position below the nose, fighting the ever-upward pull of neighboring skin, now in the hairline.
Let's face it, getting old is tough enough. Pretending we're something we're not makes aging even harder. By our age, hopefully we've found the wisdom to know who we truly are.
My suggestion: Be that person! Take advantage of this great perk of the aging and just be you. Learn to enjoy and appreciate your uniqueness, that which makes you you.
If it upsets others, what do they know? Chances are, you've been around longer than they have, you're wiser than they are, and you're far more comfortable in your own skin than they ever will be.
But if someone ever remarks that you're aging gracefully, stop it at once!
2007-07-23 13:48:43 · answer #2 · answered by toota956 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do something about what?
Life is a journey, from cradle to grave. During that span of time we take on many looks, our mind grows and matures, our skin sags. I look to God with gr attitude for each day, for my health, for those I love and those who love me. There is joy I wish to share over even the simplest and fleeting things, like a dandelion or the chill of a snowflake, or the sound of a bird, or the hug of a child. So, gracefully, I brush my hair in the mirror one day, and the next, and the next. My appearance doesn't look so different to me from yesterdays. And, so I give myself a wink and a smile there in the morning one day after the next, and the next, and the next. At moments though, I give a quick wonder as the years pass by, why that is now my Mother in the mirror winking back at me.
2007-07-23 12:57:38 · answer #3 · answered by Hope 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, 'accept it' and 'do something to counter it' may not share a peaceful coexistence. I'm guessing acceptance might be the better answer, throw in some reliance on other strenghts- being a good parent/friend/sibling/worker/person, etc. and that might help. Remember- no one makes it out alive. Besides- getting old-er is better than the alternative!
2007-07-23 13:53:21 · answer #4 · answered by jtkb1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Embrace it. You can't stop it. The way I cope is like this. When I die I will be so old and ugly that they will look at my corpse and say. Oh my God that poor man must have suffered. But in reality I was having a good time right up to the end. It's all attitude. Also when I look in the mirror I say Who's that old guy in there? He doesn't look like me!
2007-07-23 12:49:33 · answer #5 · answered by thomas m 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
getting older does not equate with ugly. It is sad that you have allowed yourself to become conditioned to think so.
Everyone ages, and the changes that happen with age are normal. What on earth is ugly about that? Frankly I find men and women that get all that plastic surgery and frantically attempt to remain youthful in appearance to be sad and shallow and superficial people. Grace is found in acceptance of what is. I have earned the right to my wrinkles, and greying hair, I am proud of them. I will wager I am happier than many in my age group because of this.
2007-07-23 12:46:07 · answer #6 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a book to increase your confidence. With age comes wisdom and looks aren't everything.
2007-07-23 12:44:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM.
ONE IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS KEEP YOUR HAIR LOOKING NICE...ALWAYS HAVE IT CUT OR STYLED TO MAKE YOU LOOK STYLISH...
HAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE...SMILE GENUINELY AT PEOPLE....INCLUDES CHILDREN AND BABIES, TOO.
TRY AND STAY SLIM....WITH A FLAT TUMMY...
WEAR CLOTHES THAT ARE BECOMING TO YOU IN PRETTY COLORS....
WALK WITH YOUR HEAD HELD HIGH....AND REMEMBER, DON'T FORGET THE SMILE........
THIS REALLY WORKS...
2007-07-23 12:54:24 · answer #8 · answered by mary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plastic surgery?
Just be yourself and be happy you aren't dead... no one past the age of 40 should care what they look like.
2007-07-23 12:42:45 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find someone young and beautiful to love. It worked for me.
2007-07-23 17:31:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋