Well, it took me over 40 years to realize that I am not as "big" (in stature, bravery, or ability to do whatever I want) as I've always believed myself to be. Maybe I got my humbling later than others, I dunno. But reconciliation (and that is what I see it as) had nothing to do with age, but more to do with some...physical limitations associated with a recent surgery (which was kind of related to age).

I'm looking at it as an opportunity to reprogram. I'll need to do a lot of things more slowly and differently, and age will definitely affect the reprogramming and my reprogrammed self. Will it limit what I can do? Probably not. Will my expectations about my ability to do those things need to be more thoughtful and perhaps realistic? Absolutely.

No, I do not like the lost elasticity in my skin, the wrinkles, the fact that I am turning into a rectangle (hey! where did my waist go??!), or that my boobs get smaller every year. But as long as I can do the things that love to do (consistent with my reprogrammed self), then I really don't have much to complain about. No, I am not an Amazon princess and I am not 20-something. But at least I'm out there.