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Aging and Physical Challenges
many people with worse problems than her own. May
we all accept our own physical challenges bolstered by
such examples!
--Eric B. Hedden, Brunswick, Tennessee
This is a difficult one. I always prided myself on
looking younger, feeling younger, and acting younger
than I really was. In fact, I truly dreaded the thought of
grey hair, sagging skin, wrinkles, and less energy.
However, I'm surprising myself. Aging is natural, and
along with aging comes wisdom (at least it should). It
is possible to keep your body in good working order
while aging, as well as to stimulate the mind more than
ever before. I am now 45, and I love this age better
than any age I've gone through before. (I'm still not
sure I like this greying hair!) I would not want to turn
back the clock. I feel more confident with myself than
I have ever felt before. I hope my attitude will continue
as the years click on.
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I'm not quite sure what is meant by this -- physical in
the sense of changes in health? If so, I pray that I
would be able to stay positive in my thinking. I've been
so blessed in this area, that I would feel totally ashamed
to complain. Aging is inevitable, and physical changes
such as arthritis, poor eyesight, heart problems, less
energy, less mobility go with the process. I pray that I
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