Getting Old

Intro

Welcome all. 2020 has been...a year hasn’t it? I’ll be the first to admit that it has not gone how I would have expected it to. If you’ve been following me for a while, you might know that I had anticipated going to Japan this year. That did not happen, for apparent reasons if you’ve lived through this year. While that didn’t happen there was another big event in my life that did happen this year. I turned 30. It’s been 3 decades of life and it’s still very hard to believe. Mostly because in all the ways that matter, I still feel 18 years old. My energy levels haven’t really fallen off, and my personality, while much more experienced, is still at the core, similar. I can say that 30 has been pretty good to me, save for 1 issue. I haven’t been taking care of my body as well as I should have.

Aches and Pains

While I’ve never really been in terrible shape (I’ve always monitored my health to some degree), the stress of this year, and working at a desk for as long as I have, has begun to wreck havoc on my body. To put it mildly, my lower back and hands have become...unagreeable. These two body parts are what I should have been keeping track of all this time, but alas I haven’t, and I’ve had to suffer through the pain of life because of it. That said, I have started back on an exercise routine that includes stretches for my hands and lower back, as well as full body workouts and trying to stay as active as possible.

It has been pretty hard to get my body back to where it used to be. I had begun to lose weight around the spring and summer time, but I have made a conscious effort to bring my weight to where it should be, and to maintain that for as long as I can.

The Road

Health struggles aside, everything else has been better than expected. My savings grew, I have more confidence in my self, more hobbies, and am a lot better at reading and understanding people. I might write separate blogs about these in the future, but suffice to say, wisdom really pays dividends.

I’m not necessarily in a position of dominance in these areas, but, there’s a visible road now and path to growth that wasn’t there before. This all has culminated in me feeling much more assured and conscious of what I really want to do and how I want to live my life.

Outro

People have a very understandable, if not exaggerated fear of growing old. I have found it to not be as bad as people have said it is, but the key is to take care of your body, and continue the pursuit of growth and mastery in the development of yourself. As you begin to commit to these aspects of your life, you might be surprised at just how much the world opens up for you. You become better at seeing where your opportunities lie, develop the boldness to pursue them. Which feels incredible when you achieve something you’ve dreamed about. Don’t be afraid of time, but be wary of how you spend it, because life is about properly investing that which you can never get back into things help you along the way.

That’s all for now, so continue to age gracefully my friends!