Am I the only one?

[ignoramus]

I'm kicking 51, and I still feel pretty young mentally if not physically. For me, it's a matter of remembering that at best life is sublime, at worst it's brutal, but the majority of time it's simply absurd. Laughter helps keeps me young. Being in love helps me find the joy in life.

I do the adult stuff like work forty hrs a week and pay my goddamned bills, but I take the time to keep the boy alive. Compartmentalization is not just for theists; there's nothing wrong with setting aside time for the silly things that keep you young (that reminds me, I'm overdue for some roller-coasterin').

On the flipside, one of the things I love about growing older is that experience has equipped me little by little with the ability to see the rough stuff in perspective so that it doesn't knock me back too hard. That same experience also allows me to find the silver linings even when they're well-hidden.

I'm finding growing older more fun than I thought it would be, largely because staying young ain't as hard as I thought it would be. Go figure.

I am 51. Mentally I will always act like a 5 year old because DAMN IT, I hate being serious all the time. But physically, add about 4 extinction events to how old  I feel. My body feels like wants to go to the doctor and complain about how the microwave background radiation is making my joints stiff.

Snap out of this childish behaviour at once!.

I feel the same way about the microwave background radiation btw which is why I never use a microwave.