Afternoon seniors > has life been kind to you , or ?

Question

have you had many tumultuous times ?

i know every person has ups and downs but overall , do you feel blessed ?

are you glad you live in the country you are NOW living in , at this age ?

have you mellowed with time and become more content ?

( me and all my nosey questions , hey , lol )

me , i feel blessed where i am in life . i have food , shelter and major LOVE .

how about you ?

have a great day ! d.

Answer 1

good morning,

by todays standards i am ..er..hmmm....not very rich ..but the basic needs are met ,i have what's important ,all in all it's good .it's a good place to be at after all the challenges of life.

ur not nosey at all, i to am very interested in other people and what they think and how they feel .and people answer only if they want to.

Answer 2

consider everything and what the future looks like it has been a bowl of pit less cherries!!! i could not have planned it out any better!!!

Answer 3

I think that everyone, except a very few lucky ones, go through tumultuous times.  I think it helps to look at life as something that happens.  It is what it is, and what you do with it is what makes you happy or not happy.  I think that too many people are unhappy because they think they deserve more good things or don't deserve the bad. I don't see it as a matter of deserving or not deserving.  And concentrating on what one deserves just beggars unhappiness.

I'm happy that I was raised by two people who instilled in me a deep family loyalty and an honest work ethic.  I'm grateful that I was married to a wonderful man for 26 years.  I'm grateful that I have a loving daughter who is devoted to family also.  I'm grateful that I could retire from my job with the respect of my colleagues and my exceptional education students.  I'm grateful for my home and that I can make it from paycheck to paycheck.  

So during all the bad times like my husband's leukemia and eventual death, my parents' deaths, and some hard financial times, I've had all of these good things in my life.  The only answer that makes sense to me is that yes, life has been kind.

Answer 4

Yes I do feel blessed.  I may not have all the  nice things of life but I do have a place to live, food, good friends, and an old car that still putts around. I haven't lost a family for 5 years now and that's a blessing in itself. I do have some down days but all in all I'm content.Thanks for asking.  I think you really are interested in "US" older people.  LOL

Answer 5

I've had some tough times in the past.  As they say what doesn't kill you make you stronger.  The last 20 years have been great. I would say even better than I deserve.

Answer 6

I seem to have gotten out of life, about what I put in,,,,

Answer 7

not too kind these last few years but i'm blessed with a loving family so life has and has had it's moments!

Answer 8

I feel very blessed. I have had some medical problems (2 hip replacements) abut thankfully I have had good insurance, and now am on my way to a great recovery. Enough money, food, shelter and family, that I really am blessed.

And other than all the rain we received today in Florida from Hurrican Gustav, we had a great day.

Pray for the people on the gulf coast in the path of this horrible monster. Until you've been there, you don't know how horrible it can be.

Answer 9

Yes life has been as good to me as i have let it.  Your life is what you make it..i have been blessed with good sincere friends..my children are only in their 20 's and they are both are more responsible and better human beings than i ever was..i'm able to pay my bills have a little fun and i love my church so while i take this inventory yes..despite all i have ever been through  life is good.  When it wasn't..i had no one to blame but myself.

Answer 10

Another good one D!

I would love to sit and visit.  But perhaps even in person I would be the same as what I am writing.  I forget the troubles.  There have been so many and after so many earlier failures and losses, I decided to plug along and forget them.  I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason, and without them i would not be at this wonderful stage of my life now!

I have mellowed so much with age. A Military and Law Enforcement background hardened me tremendously and left some scars, but I have moved on and like you.  I have food, shelter, my love and my great friends here like you, and Life is good.

Through all the many health issues I always came through and found another day, and am so grateful, and pray I continue doing just that!!

Answer 11

I know I'm blessed. I live in a mountain community that I love, I have a wonderful husband, my kids are healthy and my grand children are the light of my life.

However, it is a tough time right now. My daughter is getting a divorce and has found out some ugly information about her soon to be ex, my son is fighting for 1/2 custody of his 2 babies, my younger sister was just diagnosed with a brain anurysm and a tumor behind her eye. Although there's a lot on my plate, I realize that I have more to be thankful for than a lot of people. And yes, I have mellowed about most things but am less tolerant about others who are rude and disrespectful people.