I think the thing I struggle with the most at 49 is the inability to do some of the things in sports that I used to do….if you have ever been an athlete you understand…even if you can still play basketball, volleyball, etc….you know you can’t jump as high as you used to…your reaction time is still not quite as fast as it once was…even if you can still do these things…it is still slower. I’m at that point where it hurts to even be on the court….I used to run 6 minute miles for 5 miles…now I can’t run at all…my body is giving up on me….so I have to find what I can do…I have to change my mind….change my mind to the realization that life starts at 49…it doesn’t stop…it will change a bit but never end. There is so much more to do and be a part of that stopping is just not an option…so this I have learned…change of mind is important to the growning older process…not hanging on to what was…but excepting the here and now and doing something positive with it….so I’m off to join the gym again….find out something that I can do and really go after it….besides….golf is about over and I have to get ready for next year….peace out….dave
