Old is the new youth
A friend sent me a few links to some
YouTube videos about a growing demographic of people in their 50s who have
heretofore had amazing highflying careers and along with the resources to do
anything they might have desired, but have hit an impasse where they are
unemployed, financially unstable, unsure of where work, money, or opportunity
will come from, like tomorrow is a long way away.
As a man in his late 50s with living octogenarian
parents, there was a time I did not measure what could be my lifespan in terms
of their longevity, over a decade ago, I had a critical health crisis that
presented the possibility I would have long gone, I am grateful, blessed, and
fortunate that I am still here.
Life has new purpose
Not only that, I see life as full of
opportunity, I have fallen in love with hopes of a life of amazing adventure, I
have plans, I have dreams, I have hopes and the determination that there are
even better years ahead of me, the progress of rediscovery self and purpose has
not been the easiest journey from a perspective of someone who never had to
think about what it cost or what it took to do anything I set my mind upon to
do.
Yet, there are challenges that
sometimes present as insurmountable hurdles, even in this frame of mind, I find
that I need to find solutions in knowing how to ask for help, how to tell my
story, and how to connect with people whose experiences can show a pathway to
where a difference can be made.
Then, this is not the blog I wanted to
write, there was a lot that informed the decision to write this, it is very
likely I might soon find the form of expression to do it and maybe better.
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