http://iwassaying.net/2009/05/21/feeling-old-at-any-age/ Chatter, memories and rants. Please, don't stop me if you've heard this one before. Mon, 02 May 2011 10:30:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://iwassaying.net/2009/05/21/feeling-old-at-any-age/comment-page-1/#comment-2714 Jack Kenderdine Fri, 22 May 2009 15:07:33 +0000 http://iwassaying.net/?p=446#comment-2714 Again, "thanks for the memories." I know well the feelings of a fellow "old soul." This personality trait has been often pointed out to me in the pejorative sense; but as you aptly point out, we tend to feel a bit younger than our chronological years when we finally reach senior status. I don't think this is so much a case of denial of our advancing years as it is a grateful acceptance of that for which we have prepared. That is, expecting to be old one day increases the likelihood of its happening. Again, “thanks for the memories.” I know well the feelings of a fellow “old soul.” This personality trait has been often pointed out to me in the pejorative sense; but as you aptly point out, we tend to feel a bit younger than our chronological years when we finally reach senior status. I don’t think this is so much a case of denial of our advancing years as it is a grateful acceptance of that for which we have prepared. That is, expecting to be old one day increases the likelihood of its happening.

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