storme37 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Also people that boast about all of the things that they have done and all of the places that they have been to dose not mean that they have had a better life than someone who has led a much simpler life happiness and contentment comes from inside. hi if your referring to me, im not boasting only pointing out that for me life after 40 got better beyond anything i could imagine my life being like. , previously i had been a single parent on a low income. i never suggested these things would make anyone happy or that a simple life cant bring happiness. by the way im not rich just tried to take the opportunities life gave me because when its all coming to an end we all go out alone with nothing but memories of the things we did, in other words dont pass up chances to enjoy life being over 40 just makes you more prepared to try new things. i agree theres nothing worse than the i got more money than you merchants that often boast big incomes on here but that was not the point of the post. Edited August 9, 2012 by storme37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Difference between a Stick Up and a Hold Up ?..... Age ! I am 50 this year , one thing that does come with age apart from the bad stuff is you tend not to care much about what people think . You become less selfish . You then become more selfish when you get really decrepit . You cannot change your age by as much as a millisecond so you just have to get on with it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Why worry about getting older? The alternative is much less desirable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storme37 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Why worry about getting older? The alternative is much less desirable thats the bottom line yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Being over 40 has it's benefits - when your piles are playing up you don't care if Doc is man or woman. :wacko: :wacko: Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I am 50 this year. When I reached 40 I was depressed for about 6 months. Being 50 will be worse. My wife tries to convince me that reaching 50 is better than the alternative (not reaching 50) but I am struggling to see any upside. Membership of Saga perhaps. Mentally I am somewhere between 17 and 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Sweepy Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 50 in my eyes is still young. When you look back to how are parents or grandparents where when they reached middle age. the way they dressed or acted was different to that same age group now. I think my wake up call will be my 60th But then again as long as I have me own teeth,hair and Brad Pitt stills floats me boat. I won't give a **** xxxxSuzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Shaw Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Its a bonus every day you wake up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 even though im only 35.. 35 !! who are you trying to kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Nothing wrong with being 40,kids grown up leaving home, more disposable income,do what i want when i want(as long as my Wife says its ok )And generally realising that life is to short to waste. The down side is that my body has party'd hard and is now letting me know,so with an ACL missing,damaged ankles,tinitus,and a back that is having an MRI scan today to see why it hurts bad enough to keep me on enough morphine to worry my doctor,i want to be out shooting,working,going places with my Wife,all the things i couldn't do when the kids were little,but the body is failing me. But get on with it,don't feel down about an age,i still think like a 19 year old,but i have realised long ago that you have to get out there and have some fun. As the old saying goes,"This life isn't a dress rehearsal" so get out there and do as much as you can,you don't want to look back when you are confined to a chair and think you wished you had gone shooting on a sunny day/rainy day,or just decided on a weekend in barcelona with your other half,but put it off because you were old. Have fun,age is in your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Kids leaving home? Mine's 4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 The secret to a long and happy life is regular self pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asa Bear Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Kids leaving home? Mine's 4! Kick em out! I'm not ready for the knacker's yard just yet. I'm still fit & healthy although 30 years of rugby have taken their toll. I'm having a party/booze-up and intend on celebrating like it's 1999. I am however a realist and intend on slowing down on the drinking in my fifth decade and losing a bit of my gut! The secret to a long and happy life is regular self pleasure. I should be fine there then because people are always calling me a ******! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 ill have u know im 35 and only look 30-ish hahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Kids leaving home? Mine's 4! Same here, my son will be 5 when I'm forty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Can't remember 40! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 age is just a number! i'm in my early thirties but i still feel like i'm 18.your body is controlled by your mind,if you think you should be old you'll feel old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 57 here - body is a wreck, but loads of great memories! Still feel in my 20's in my head, but the body is only fit for the knackerman - enjoy every day, ignore the calendar, you never know when your number is up! As the saying goes: "!You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinately!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storme37 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I am however a realist and intend on slowing down on the drinking in my fifth decade your assuming you will make it to the fifth decade seriously hope you do and everyone lives long and happy lives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm 55 going on 24,sod the numbers just bloody well enjoy it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 No...... death begins at 40...believe me its slow and progressive..and for some painfull....the miracles of modern medicine are keeping us alive longer... 500 - 600 years ago 40 would have been ancient and if you were in the Army if you saw 30 it was a bloody miracle... Dont worry about it just get on with it and enjoy every day you are lucky enough to see the sun. several times I took an old guy to the cemetry to visit his wife's grave. I would leave him on his own for a while so naturally the only thing to do is wander round and read the other grave stones. I was shocked to realise how many men of roughly my age were buried there. Talk about face to face with reality. My mate Jim is now buried in the same cemetry. He was my age. Thats what I have found hardest to come to terms with, when friends you consider the same age either get life changing illnesses or die. . I know what you are saying guys, but it is important to stay positive, you can't avoid illness and death if you want to live to get old. I am 57 year old, my wife died of a long-term illness in 2007, I have cancer and lung disease, as well as a host of associated conditions. I take a cocktail of pills every day and for the most, my conditions are well managed by surgery and drugs, as a retired Nurse I have seen too many people die to have any illusions, anyone can either sit as they get older and wait to die, or get on with with finding enjoyment every day. I keep myself as busy as I can afford, I keep as regular contact as i can with my kids and friends who keep me up with the times. I love going out shooting when I can, I have a few other smaller, cheap hobbies for when I can't, I am lucky enough to have a pension that lets me travel at least a couple of times a year - not Cunard, but more Thomas Cooke standards. I read extensively, watch loads of movies, and I am - and I intend to stay - Happy. Nothing will improve in my health or circumstances by worrying and agonising over it, so I raise a glass of amber spirit a couple of times a year to remember those gone, and get on with living! Take care of yourselves and don't let life grind you down, all the best.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 As many have said on here already, you need to start looking after yourself a bit more. Life begins at 40 but so do the aches and pains. You start to find inner peace as you take the time to reflect on certain situations whereas efore you make have reacted to them. Well, that's my experience anyway. There's lots of advice out there but as the song goes - Be careful who's advice you buy but be patient with those whose supply it... Somewhere in here towards the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Sweepy Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I think I had my boys at the right age (26) I had some good times before I settle down to have them. And now they are more or less young men. So my life is mine once again. Plus when I do go out I now have a son who can buy me a drink !!! xxxSuzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon pete Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 well iam 40+ and its falling off the top and iam marred !!!!! with 2 kids!!! ooo and a dog ,so dose this mean life still goes on ,well when iam in the field with my m8 and the shotguns ,were like to young lads lol ,,,,,,,its what you make of it LIFE IS GOOD GOING SHOOTING IS GREAT SHOOTING SOMETHING IS A BONUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 No...... death begins at 40...believe me its slow and progressive..and for some painfull....the miracles of modern medicine are keeping us alive longer... 500 - 600 years ago 40 would have been ancient and if you were in the Army if you saw 30 it was a bloody miracle... Dont worry about it just get on with it and enjoy every day you are lucky enough to see the sun. Your not that bloke off little Britain are you ? Ting Tong Macadangdang from Tooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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