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I'm starting to understand aging as more a process of becoming who we are meant to be instead of a loss of potentiality. It is a profoundly counter-cultural ide
by mattgreenrocks 2y ago
I'm starting to understand aging as more a process of becoming who we are meant to be instead of a loss of potentiality. It is a profoundly counter-cultural idea.
I have all-too-brief moments where I experience a visceral sense of literally meeting myself, and the joy therein. I believe that is the work I am to do at the moment, and those small epiphanies are the guideposts.
- UncleOxidant 2y ago> I have all-too-brief moments where I experience a visceral sense of literally meeting myself, and the joy therein. or the moments where I experience a visceral sense of literally meeting myself and feeling aversion because I realize I'm not the person I thought I was and I need to do and be better.
- allturtles 2y ago> I'm starting to understand aging as more a process of becoming who we are meant to be instead of a loss of potentiality. That may be true up to a point. Once you start getting dementia or slip on ice and break your hip, maybe it won't feel like that so much any more.