On Getting Younger

Hmmmmm. Getting younger - not something with which our world has a lot of experience. There are probably some sci-fi examinations. But, let's get real.

If I'm 59, and suddenly I have the energy of a forty-year-old, what does that do to my body? (I can hear some of you saying, "This is a problem?!?") OK, I agree, it's a good thing.

If I'm 59, and suddenly I develop the stamina of a forty-year-old, how does my mind deal with that? (Some of you are still chiming in, "This is a problem?!?") Well, there are some mental adjustments to be made here. Night before last, I got only 4 1/2 hours of sleep - for me, this is a sure indicator that I'd be dragging by the end of the day. A couple of times during the day I felt like I just really needed to go take a nap, but one detail after another, and I just kept going. By 8:30 PM, I was tired, but certainly not strung out (like I would normally be). When I did go to bed about 10:00 PM, I was tired, no doubt about it, but the amazing thing was that I was just tired, not dead tired, not body-numbing tired, not scraping-the-bottom-of-the-energy-barrel tired. Now my 59-year-experienced mind doesn't have to steel itself for the mental fortitude required to weather the physical onslaught of tiredness. But OK, I agree, it's a good thing!

If I'm 59, and suddenly I have the libido of a forty-year-old, how does my mind deal with that?!? (So, before you say, "This is a problem?!?"...think about it.) Looking back over your life, (especially you guys with the testosterone-driven libidos), how have you adjusted with age to the "gentler" influences of waning libido? And suddenly, your libido is not so gentle? Now this, my friends, is an adjustment. Is this a good thing?


You answer the question.

I'm looking forward to a great Vivix day...and the adjustments! Are you?