Comments on: A Melancholy Moment http://www.varsityone.com/projectlookingglass/index.php/archives/33 Welcome to Varsity's Project Looking Glass blog. Here you'll find videos and daily musings filed by Varsity researchers Bob Fell and Lori Aulenbach during their 30-day stay at the Garden Spot Village retirement community in Lancaster County, PA. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:57:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Bob Fell http://www.varsityone.com/projectlookingglass/index.php/archives/33#comment-9 Bob Fell Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:17:26 +0000 http://www.varsityone.com/projectlookingglass/index.php/archives/33#comment-9 Alice- Take Heart. Another thing I have learned here is that everyone universally says that when they were younger they never thought about getting older and what it would be like. They were a lot like us. It seems that one of the blessings of growing older is that you are eased into it. Not to say it's always easy, but it's not something we have to handle all at one. I have no doubt that you will be as graceful as thoses who are now living the older adult lifestyle. Alice-
Take Heart. Another thing I have learned here is that everyone universally says that when they were younger they never thought about getting older and what it would be like. They were a lot like us.

It seems that one of the blessings of growing older is that you are eased into it. Not to say it’s always easy, but it’s not something we have to handle all at one. I have no doubt that you will be as graceful as thoses who are now living the older adult lifestyle.

]]> By: Alice http://www.varsityone.com/projectlookingglass/index.php/archives/33#comment-6 Alice Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:15:39 +0000 http://www.varsityone.com/projectlookingglass/index.php/archives/33#comment-6 Your description is similiar to my experience visiting relatives who live in similiar communities. I believe one of the reasons we don't always want to spend time with older and/or sicker family members is that we don 't want to feel that sense of loss. I often find myself angry after visiting these relatives. Besides the terrifiying sense of loss, I find myself angry that these relatives that I once so admired, are now weak, frail and slow. What I learned reading today's entry is that like your neighbors, my relatives have aged with a tremendous amount of grace. I fear I won't be able to say the same about myself. Maybe that's what scares me the most. Your description is similiar to my experience visiting relatives who live in similiar communities. I believe one of the reasons we don’t always want to spend time with older and/or sicker family members is that we don ‘t want to feel that sense of loss. I often find myself angry after visiting these relatives. Besides the terrifiying sense of loss, I find myself angry that these relatives that I once so admired, are now weak, frail and slow. What I learned reading today’s entry is that like your neighbors, my relatives have aged with a tremendous amount of grace. I fear I won’t be able to say the same about myself. Maybe that’s what scares me the most.

]]> By: Peg http://www.varsityone.com/projectlookingglass/index.php/archives/33#comment-4 Peg Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:32:30 +0000 http://www.varsityone.com/projectlookingglass/index.php/archives/33#comment-4 I nearly cried reading your blog entry today -- it's so true, and something the under 55 crowd never thinks about. If you are in your 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond, you have to accept death as part of life and be glad not only for what you had but also what you are still enjoying. I nearly cried reading your blog entry today — it’s so true, and something the under 55 crowd never thinks about. If you are in your 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond, you have to accept death as part of life and be glad not only for what you had but also what you are still enjoying.

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