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    Loving Life Now: A Survival Guide for Aging…and Actually Enjoying It

    by Solomon D. Stevens Ph.D Oct 02, 2023 5 minutes
    Loving Life Now: A Survival Guide for Aging…and Actually Enjoying It, by Solomon Stevens. Photograph of older couple on bench by Matt Bennett
    Photograph by Matt Bennett

    Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

    Is being older just a state of mind, or is it something deeper and more complex?

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    The other day a friendly person at the store said, “Hello there, young man.” He was just being friendly, but I thanked him and said what I believe to be true: I am getting old. Online, all the time, I see comments and memes about how we are only as old as we think we are or that old age is just a state of mind. But I don’t think so. I think we all really do get old, if we are lucky. But I see it as part of a natural process that should not be denied. In fact, a lot of my happiness comes from embracing my age. I love my age!

    We do grow old.

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