tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444241135730921146.post602359552591472562..comments2023-10-26T07:58:23.045-07:00Comments on SAGE'S PLAY: Roundup: Bigotry, Beauty and Being Fully AliveGaea Yudronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08013222275959251523noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444241135730921146.post-17286150601219513482014-08-21T11:12:55.939-07:002014-08-21T11:12:55.939-07:00Because I began ePublishing my books December 2011...Because I began ePublishing my books December 2011, I've had a lot to think about which has nothing to do with my age. I entwine myself with these characters and find once in awhile when i look up at my own life, I am surprised by it. Writing fiction can swallow you; and for me, although I wrote all my life, learning the problems and issues of bringing out books really doesn't have me thinking about me most of the time. <br /><br />I hear that old people are prejudiced against; but my husband, who is my age, is a consulting engineer who has more work than he wants although it's often for a percentage of the potential enterprise and not always a salary. For indie writers, age isn't even a factor other than being older has some advantages as we have lived through a lot of different stages. I guess if I had gone the traditional publishing route where a publisher demanded I do book signings, etc., I might find my age more of a drawback-- as I am not particularly fond of a lot of travel. <br /><br />I think having been around old people all of my life, I saw it as not negative or positive but just a reality. Yes, an old body is deteriorating; yes, it can do less than it used to do (ranch life gives vivid examples of that; but I don't expect others to overlook all of that and pretend I am still young. <br /><br />I don't know if it's so much prejudice against the old in this world but prejudice against the weak. And older folks are weaker than they once were and will be weaker yet in the future. That's just reality. It might scare some young ones as they realize they will be there too. <br /><br />Frankly, having grandchildren, I worry more about whether they will have a good life than whether I am getting all I could/should. I had my chance. I just hope they will get theirs.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444241135730921146.post-38786957518274313932014-08-15T22:43:52.035-07:002014-08-15T22:43:52.035-07:00I don't have anything profound to say in regar...I don't have anything profound to say in regard to the questions you ask. I simply continue with living -- curious as to what each new day will bring. Somewhere along the way in life I began to think of my life as an adventure and continue to embrace that concept. I have no preconceived notions of what to expect in my remaining years or even how many more there may be. I have considered living to at least a hundred, or maybe even to 130 is a possibility based on science reports that say some of us may do just that. I have been aware of physical changes but take them all in stride. Fortunately I've not had any major health challenges to date but like to believe I would adapt to whatever the situation as I have with less significant ailments that periodically occur. Adjusting to varying life circumstances with survivor mode hope and rationale has served me well.<br /><br />I have chosen to accept fewer work opportunities in recent years and, in fact, haven't accepted any patients at all this year -- but the year isn't over yet. I find I enjoy being free of the commitment, but continue to maintain all my licensing requirements -- just in case. I enjoy exploring a variety of activities or indulging myself by literally doing nothing. Interacting with individuals of various ages is particularly stimulating in thought for me rather than always being only with my contemporaries, but those opportunities lessen the older I become it seems. Such interaction does provide a natural demonstration to all of the vibrancy an aged person can have -- especially when ages of most in the group become known. <br /><br />My independence was fostered by my mother from the time I was a small child. I was also quietly observing actions of the adults in my life, especially as they impacted me. I became aware of cultural and societal attitudes, governmental limitations and inequities -- all contributing to the formulation of my approach to living as I matured. I've never accepted stereotypes, or given much effort to fitting into them at any age which has not altered as I approach the eighth decade of my life. <br /><br />joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.com