Aging

Lately I've been thinking about this aging process.  Aging is proof that God has a sense of humor.  Am I right?  Let's talk.

First, let's talk about hair.  Why is it as we age that we get hair showing up in unwanted places such as chins, ears, nose, toes.  Why does it change to thick wiry hair and grow at the speed of light?  Then for men and some women, the hair they do want seems to disappear. For the last 5 years or so I have been seeing more and more white show up in my hair.  What is up?  I'm not even 40 yet!  Should be at least 50 before that happens.  Thank goodness for good beauticians.  We definitely need to invest in some good tweezers or a wax kit and make space for frequent salon visits.

Skin.  There's the issue of the softening and relaxing skin.  Wrinkles.  Gravity takes its toll.  The zits and acne from teenage years are still here, even though I'm not very youthful.  Some processes should be able to be turned off with a switch when you hit a certain age.  I thought acne was for humbling the know-it-all teenagers!  Spanks and wrinkle creams may be in my future.

I've been working out 5 days a week, running and exercise class.  As I get older I am having to work out and watch what I eat a lot more and seem to be gaining weight rather than losing.  I feel like our metabolism should get faster as we get older to fight the lack of activity and energy that comes with age.  Instead, all the kids get metabolism and energy.  Gone are the days of eating whole bags of candy without so much as a gained ounce.

Then our inside organs...they just seem not to work like they should or maybe just die altogether.  I am lucky to still have all my body parts I was born with, but my gallbladder flares up to let me know it's still there.

Getting out of bed takes a little more effort than it used to, maybe because I'm tired or my back gets sore if I lay there too long.

Today I'm just grateful my body still lets me run and exercise and I can still read without glasses or holding the book at arms length.  

Might as well step back and get a good laugh while we grow the unwanted hair and sag in all the wrong places, right?  Enjoy the journey!