an old man and the norm



Well, I received my first social security check. Now I am officially an old man. Guess I’ll have to stop trail running, mountain biking, and doing pushups, dips, burpees, and tabatas. Society says that it is important to blend in and follow the norm. Our rate of aging is all laid out for us and it’s easy to see just about everyone follows along without any questions—got the ring right in their nose.


Oh—wait, that’s not me! I don’t do status quo. Guess I’ll just go on doin’ my own thing by not thinking and acting like others my age. Maybe that’s why I joke around more and have more energy.

I see what is typical for people in my age group and I want no part of it. I believe in alternatives to the norm. Often we’re stuck in a rut of doing things a certain way, because that’s the way everyone else does things, because that’s how it’s always done. Because it’s safe. Ellen Glasgow said, “The only difference between a rut and a grave is in their dimensions.” But the normal way of doing things is not the only way, nor necessarily the best way. I’ll continue looking at life my way. I’d hate to be going through my days huffing and puffin’. Been there, done that, didn’t like it, did something about it. Definitely NOT the norm.

January’s sixty minutes sixty years—2135 minutes

Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~ Spanish Proverb

RVwest article ‘Following a Free Spirit’
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Comments

Emily said…
Glad to hear from you; and, yes I agree - it is so much fun being out of the box. It's invigorating and stimulating - a new era in my life. Oh, congrats on receiving your first SS check.
Morgocon said…
Agree whole heartedly - supposed to climb Cooks later in month. BTW Never heard back on VM we left and "fastmail" addy we have not functioning. Where r u? Ric & Linda

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