Has Anyone Else Felt this Way as They Age?

[Omni]

When I was young, I felt like I was a million years old. I felt very old, even though I was young. Now that I am 30, I feel very youthful(not that i act youthful). I'm curious if anyone else has felt this way. Or if anyone has any explanation for this? I'm all ears...

[earthdreamer]

Your post reminds me of the refrain from an old 60's song "Ah, but I was so much older then/I'm younger than that now" ("My Back Pages" by Dylan) , the most commonly radio-aired version (that I heard on oldies stations) by the Byrds. I had to look it up as I only remembered that refrain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Back_Pages

Perhaps as we age and acquire some wisdom, if we are evolving properly and not calcifying from rigid beliefs, certitudes loosen their hold on the mind and we may grow by 'unlearning'.

If we are born reincarnated souls, or even as children we were closer to emerging from universal source, perhaps that would give the feeling of being "a millions years old" already.

I remember as a child sitting at the kitchen table as my mother made dinner and I would say to her that I could not understand coming into the world at such a date (1966). I wondered where I'd been before then, the linear timeline seemed so narrow.

Personally my outlook is youthful still (always helps to still feel a rock-n-roll spirit, feeling the groove of a fun dance beat is rejuvenating) but I feel myself aging every year with dismay.

I was appreciative of the thread on Alzheimers where I learned of the benefits of coconut oil, which I shared with my elderly parents-in-law and I decided to take it too. I think it is good for the brain.

Anyway, good luck to all on these paths through time!

[shadowstalker]

Yes I at times feel as tho' a am getting younger

[Earth Angel]

you're 30 !! you ARE still young !

[Ellisa]

When my grandmother was about the same age I am now, and I was 17 or so, I remember asking her one day if it was sad being old. She was a lovely person and we used to have lots of meandering conversations, so she was not upset by my question. she told me that was because she knew that inside herself she was still 18. I thought that was rather sweet, but now I know what she meant. You really are as old as you feel! Mental age is so much more important than physical age.

Omni -30 is as old as you feel-- you have the choice, you are young enough to feel older. As you age you lose that ability-- time is too precious to waste! Grasp everything life offers, and stop worrying about chronological ageing, think young! There are plenty of old people who are 20 years old!

[jackovesk]

When I was young, I felt like I was a million years old. I felt very old, even though I was young. Now that I am 30, I feel very youthful(not that i act youthful). I'm curious if anyone else has felt this way. Or if anyone has any explanation for this? I'm all ears...

What you are experiencing is the early-warning signs of ((MASS CONSCIOUSNESS)) coming into effect..:yes4:

With ((MANY MORE)) signs/changes to come..:)

[cursichella1]

I can't feel the difference physically, so am always shocked when I do remember my age. I had a fake i.d. when I was 16 that said I was 27. It was so unbelievable that it was believable, if that makes sense. Early 20s, I had a big job that until then had only been held by older men, so I made myself 27 again, then 28, etc., then was just basically confused and I continue to be unless I remember how old my big sister is. Mentally, though, BIG difference, except, obviously, unchanged in Mathematics...lolol

My point, when it comes to one's own age, ignorance can be bliss. If you don't know how old you are then physical aging has more difficulty manifesting.

[Becky]

I think it's because you're happy. When I'm sad or ill I feel really old, and when I'm happy i feel young...

[Mike Gorman]

I hate to say it but 30 is only just over adolescence for men (!) - but I notice myself as I approach my 57th revolution around good old Sol that I am less bothered by existential matters than when I was 21- I recall lying on my bed in my sparse room at that age for days at a time, weighed down by a dark depressive force - matters of mortality, 'what is the use of it all' and similar thoughts oppressed me. As I grew a bit older I felt liberated from such pressures. These days I am lucky enough to have a wonderful woman for my partner, we met 11 years ago and have been inseparable ever since - we feel very lucky to have each other. I think your priorities change a lot as you gain altitude - I am very aware of the immense unlikelihood of being alive, the chances of me being alive in this form is too astronomical to calculate in this universe...the only things I focus on is making a decent living and deciphering this ongoing riddle of existence, I know there is life other than ourselves out there, and I hope to meet someone from another world before I have to go - I think we will all be very surprised at the true nature of it all once we find it out. Best of luck to you young fella.

[skyflower]

I am not fully conscious of my age most of the time. I usually need to calculate my age when asked. In my mind, I am stuck in my twenties. And oftentimes, for that split second of time, I don't even know what year I am living in. :p

[Ol' Roy]

That is awesome my friend! Words spoken so true!
In reference to"Ah, but I was so much older then/ I am older than that now!

[Bright Garlick]

I have always felt ageless, despite the changes of my body. ;-)

[Ol' Roy]

HaHa! This is sooo funny! Somebody is going to have to help me here! Gio, Running Deer, or my man Calz. Roberta Flack singing "Killing Me Softly With His Song". Why, I don't know! lol! Being silly!

[Deega]

When I was young, I felt like I was a million years old. I felt very old, even though I was young. Now that I am 30, I feel very youthful(not that i act youthful). I'm curious if anyone else has felt this way. Or if anyone has any explanation for this? I'm all ears...

How interesting, younger/felt Older, Older/feel Younger! I never thought of age when young, I thought of presence here on Earth! Getting older, I feel, more than ever, that I'm part of the Universe, a son of the Universe.

In my sixties, my mind, spirit, soul are young, but the physical is getting old, can't do anything about it!

The best to everyone.

[joeecho]

When I was young, I felt like I was a million years old. I felt very old, even though I was young. Now that I am 30, I feel very youthful(not that i act youthful). I'm curious if anyone else has felt this way. Or if anyone has any explanation for this? I'm all ears...

Definitely. Omniverse! Particularly at a core level and it spreads outwards from there.

It's like the powering up of a cold fusion reactor for space travel. :)

http://www.futuristech.info/uploads/2/1/3/7/21377548/4139757_orig.jpg

[Ellisa]

Becky--- There comes a point at which you are happy you ARE old! You survived! You can then try to create lots of happiness as much as possible, because as someone said (Forgotten who!) -- old age is not for cissies.

[Tangri]

Tribute to earthdreamer

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[johnh]

"Time we've learned to sail above
Time won't change the meaning of one love
Ageless and ever evergreen"

[shadowstalker]

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[M0JFK]

All I know that in my 50's I feel like cr4p. My bones ache, My eyesight is failing, And I now dress like my dad.

[Guish]

My theory is as follows. As one ages, one becomes wiser with experience and maturity. Hence, one feels lighter and younger.
The inverse can be true. If one over stresses about age, suffering comes with the aging process.
I'm 30 as well.

[Twig]

I personally like the number 40, it;s kinda nor here nor there.
My Chinese herbalist says one must always convince oneself that he/she is younger. If the body is convinced then it will act accordingly...

[Heartsong]

I've found the hardest part of aging is becoming invisible.

I'm no longer pretty or shapely. I no longer contribute to the greater good through work. No one asks my opinion and if I am so bold to offer historical perspective, it's ignored as being irrelevant.

Yes, in my own way I fight back but I have little energy. I take care of my mother and my marriage and do what I can to maintain my health. I create, if only to keep myself entertained. I'm not missed if I don't show up.

Essentially I am becoming invisible to the world, written off as being yesterday's leftovers.

[3(C)+me]

Well, getting old is not for wimps, I remember my dad telling me on my 30th birthday, you are still a young chicken so enjoy the next 20 years have fun but don't get arrested ( he often said do want you want but I don't want to see your face on the front page of the metro section in the LA times, I was 12 I think).
I can relate to being invisible but I do think it does have advantages. I can slide by and not have to deal with so and so's drama that I really do not want to contribute to.
I have two old friends who in their younger days were very stunning beauties. They are really struggling with the aging process. It is painful to watch. I does take some adjustment to see it as natural process and to find the things that age can give you but this society in general does not support that so it can be a very lonely road at times.
The freedom is fantastic.
I don't want to be in my 20's with children and having to work two jobs and having to decide about vaccinations and school shootings. Adults with children underfeet are the real heroes. To decide that in these times means you are probably tough as nails. You have my admiration and respect.

[Guish]

I've found the hardest part of aging is becoming invisible.

I'm no longer pretty or shapely. I no longer contribute to the greater good through work. No one asks my opinion and if I am so bold to offer historical perspective, it's ignored as being irrelevant.

Yes, in my own way I fight back but I have little energy. I take care of my mother and my marriage and do what I can to maintain my health. I create, if only to keep myself entertained. I'm not missed if I don't show up.

Essentially I am becoming invisible to the world, written off as being yesterday's leftovers.

I really feel for you my friend. In the Eastern culture, senior members were often considered as the guides as they had the experience to give advice. Things are no longer the same even there now. Since a child, I've seen a deterioration in the respect towards aged people. I'm actually facing the tough decision to leave my parents and build a new house this year.

[Shezbeth]

one must always convince oneself that he/she is younger. If the body is convinced then it will act accordingly...

Brilliant advice IMO, and a disposition I personally prescribe to.

Like has been mentioned previously, I don't consciously identify with myself as being my physiological age. At work or socially I haphazardly envision and refer to individuals in their early/mid 20's as being 'my age', and have mistaken others who were younger than me (but older than I see myself) as being 'older'.

Part of it is, several individuals my actual age have already begun the 'I'm getting older' resignation process, to whom I apply similar comments to the one quoted above. IMO, as I age I increasingly activate new/latent aspects of vitality, and I have every intention of being far more vigorous and "full of pee and vinegar" as I age.

Additionally, I took the liberty of changing my birthday a year ago, and I get the funniest looks from others when I mention this. I assert that - having not been conscious at the time (that I can recall) - I can't honestly state when my actual birthday was. Hence - and in keeping with a particular metaphysical milestone (as well as several precepts of personal sovereignty) - I changed my DOB on my 33 1/3rd birthday; there are many areas on the web where my age is displayed as 1 year old (soon to be this one with this reminder). ^_~

I like to think of my current age as "Book 2, chapter 1".

[kennywally]

All I know that in my 50's I feel like cr4p. My bones ache, My eyesight is failing, And I now dress like my dad.

Have you never listened to dr glidden, dr wallach or read any of their stuff?

IMO, it would do you a world of good to check them out;

http://www.amazon.com/MD-Emperor-Has-Clothes-Everybody/dp/1479272442/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424097529&sr=1-1&keywords=dr+glidden

sorry, I didn't save the youtube links....I'll post them later as time permits

best wishes

[Cydonia]

I've realised that times an abstract construct as I get older, it seems years sometimes pass quicker than others, it's just one long journey. I'm in my thirties and realise it's just a number, if you keep your imagination alive then that childhood vitality will always be inside, but it's wisdom which can only be attained by growing older, so respect of elders should always be appreciated and learnt from.