IF YOU ARE 60+ YOU'LL NOTICE THESE 20 THINGS
I'm in an Australian Women over 60 Facebook group and someone recently shared a list of things we notice in our 60's. Normally I scroll on by when stuff like this appears, but as I glanced through it I realized so many of these points were relevant to changes I've noted now I'm in at that magical stage of life.
2. Your body will demand more attention - recovery takes longer, and ignoring your health becomes harder to get away with.
3. You stop explaining yourself - you simply don't have the energy to convince people who've already decided to misunderstand you.
4. You become protective of your mornings - slow coffee, quiet time, and no unnecessary chaos.
5. Retirement takes adjustment - freedom sounds wonderful until you have to figure out what gives your days meaning.
6. You slowly release the person you used to be - while becoming more comfortable with who you are now.
7. Your children are adults with their own lives - loving them sometimes means letting them make their own decisions.
8. Grandchildren change your perspective - they're the gift we never expected to love so much.
9. You care less about impressing people - expensive things lose their shine because they don't buy you peace.
10. Your home may become your favorite place - especially when you've finally learned how much you enjoy your own company.
11. You think differently about time - a free day can feel more valuable than an expensive outing.
12. Some dreams will get rewritten - because you've discovered what you actually want.
13. You notice who checks on you without needing anything - those people become increasingly precious.
14. Your tolerance for drama disappears - you've lived long enough to know that most chaos isn't worth participating in.
15. You finally learn to say no without guilt - protecting your energy becomes more important than pleasing everyone.
16. You discover new interests - hobbies you wanted to try decades ago become part of your leisure time.
17. Your relationship enters a new chapter - after children, careers, and responsibilities, you get to rediscover each other.
18. You become less afraid of being alone - solitude becomes peaceful when you stop treating it like loneliness.
19. Your definition of success completely changes - good health, meaningful relationships, and a peaceful home become the real wealth.
20. You become more aware of your legacy - not just what you leave behind financially, but what people remember feeling around you.
So, that being said, I looked for the original source and there wasn't one - it's just something that gets adapted and shared regularly online. I thought it would be a fun post to share here too...
THE 20 THINGS WE NOTICE IN OUR 60'S
1. Your circle gets smaller - and you realize that peace is worth more than forced friendships.2. Your body will demand more attention - recovery takes longer, and ignoring your health becomes harder to get away with.
3. You stop explaining yourself - you simply don't have the energy to convince people who've already decided to misunderstand you.
4. You become protective of your mornings - slow coffee, quiet time, and no unnecessary chaos.
5. Retirement takes adjustment - freedom sounds wonderful until you have to figure out what gives your days meaning.
6. You slowly release the person you used to be - while becoming more comfortable with who you are now.
7. Your children are adults with their own lives - loving them sometimes means letting them make their own decisions.
8. Grandchildren change your perspective - they're the gift we never expected to love so much.
9. You care less about impressing people - expensive things lose their shine because they don't buy you peace.
10. Your home may become your favorite place - especially when you've finally learned how much you enjoy your own company.
11. You think differently about time - a free day can feel more valuable than an expensive outing.
12. Some dreams will get rewritten - because you've discovered what you actually want.
13. You notice who checks on you without needing anything - those people become increasingly precious.
14. Your tolerance for drama disappears - you've lived long enough to know that most chaos isn't worth participating in.
15. You finally learn to say no without guilt - protecting your energy becomes more important than pleasing everyone.
16. You discover new interests - hobbies you wanted to try decades ago become part of your leisure time.
17. Your relationship enters a new chapter - after children, careers, and responsibilities, you get to rediscover each other.
18. You become less afraid of being alone - solitude becomes peaceful when you stop treating it like loneliness.
19. Your definition of success completely changes - good health, meaningful relationships, and a peaceful home become the real wealth.
20. You become more aware of your legacy - not just what you leave behind financially, but what people remember feeling around you.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Do any of these resonate with you? I've written blog posts about all of these (as you can see by all my links!) and so much more as I've journeyed through my fifties and now into my sixties. Life moves forward and we're so blessed to discover that it leads to learning more about ourselves and what living a good life looks like.
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I nodded along and the one that struck me as on-going into mid 70s where I am now is wellness and healing. I believe it takes longer. Bodies still do a great job but time is needed. There are some lovely ones here and I particularly also liked the one about grandchildren. 5 of ours are now adults!! Halp!! No seriously they are respectful and most stay in contact as they can with work , health and other matters impacting them. We are not, as we have been told, going to be great grandparents anytime soon! Take care and thanks for sharing. Denyse x
ReplyDeleteHi Denyse - I love that we all have similar aspects to our journey through this stage of life - health, family, happiness, self-awareness, autonomy and so much more. I'm so grateful to have had the chance to learn more about myself and to know there's still more to go. x
DeleteLeanne, these were wonderful! I relate to just about every one, especially stop explaining yourself, no tolerance for drama, home being my favorite place, oh and #4 and #20. Thanks so much for sharing - I sent it on to other friends too!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed it - and shared it <3 I found so many that I nodded along to and that I'd written about, and that I'm still learning about - I love the growth that the last decade has brought into my life.
DeleteThank goodness I'm not alone! I relate to most of these! I almost feel cheated that I spent a lifetime worrying about some things that in retirement just don’t concern me anymore! We certainly do live and learn. I’m going to enjoy reading all the links to your previous posts about these points too. Chrissie x
ReplyDeleteHi Chrissie - I look back at all the things that worried me so much when I was younger and I'm so grateful that a lot of them are now water under the bridge. This second half of life is turning out to be so much more enjoyable than I ever expected - and it just keeps getting deeper and more meaningful as time goes by.
DeleteHi Leanne - I have just entered the 2nd year of the sixties. And I can say all 20 of what you have listed are absolutely true! It's finally the time when we want to be and we are happy to be what we actually are.
ReplyDeleteAs someone said, "This is the time I will dance to my own tune rather that to someone else's tune." That's so true is it not?
I agree with all of them even though I don’t have any grandchildren. Point 17 I think needs to be expanded to know when to let go of a dead relationship. Sometimes retirement shows you the person you the person you lived half your life with isn’t the person you thought they were.
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