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Old age slips up on you in a snap of a finger

Posted on 06/09/2024 4:09:56 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

I don't remember when I got old, it just happened. One day I turned around and discovered I was an old man. Thinking back on it I think it was after my wife died. When Sheila died it took all the wind out of my sails. I'm now adrift, without rudder, without anchor and without a North Star. The bilge water is creeping up and threatening to put the fires out for good.

If you've ever experienced being dead in the water in the middle of an ocean, that's how I'm feeling right now. It's a surreal feeling.

'O God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small.'


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1 posted on 06/09/2024 4:09:56 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson
When I realized I was getting old, I stopped getting haircuts.

It does suck and it comes up suddenly.

Hope you are doing well.

2 posted on 06/09/2024 4:11:34 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (6,575,474 Truth | 87,429,044 Twitter)
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To: Jim Robinson

You are and always have been important to us.

YOU have become that North Star.

We’re all with you on this journey, Jim.

“Fear not…”

RLTW


3 posted on 06/09/2024 4:12:17 PM PDT by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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Not old. Just old-er. Happens to me all the time.


4 posted on 06/09/2024 4:12:37 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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You are in my prayers every day, Jim!


5 posted on 06/09/2024 4:12:39 PM PDT by notaliberal ((St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.))
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I fully understand what you mean. My mind is 25, but body is definitely 73.


6 posted on 06/09/2024 4:13:43 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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Experiencing something similar. Seems like last week I was young.

It’s crazy. Same sort of abruptness when I transitioned from kid to adult.

Like in that one book:

“How did you go bankrupt?”
“Gradually, then suddenly.”


7 posted on 06/09/2024 4:14:02 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Trump's experience? We're next.)
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Peace to you sir.


8 posted on 06/09/2024 4:14:40 PM PDT by TBall
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yes Sir, we are like boiled frogs...


9 posted on 06/09/2024 4:15:05 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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Just stay the course...You lost your best mate, but you experienced so much with her that you can go on with her watching you...


10 posted on 06/09/2024 4:15:42 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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I receive a monthly publication from where I retired and I see many that have passed and some lived 100 plus years. That gives some hope.


11 posted on 06/09/2024 4:15:43 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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You are not alone, Jim, it only seems that way. Trust in the Lord. Being DIW is only temporary when the Big Guy is giving the engine orders. Sometimes you don't hear them real well, that's all.

Best to you. Fair winds and following seas.

12 posted on 06/09/2024 4:16:41 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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Replies from my 95 year old dad........
“You can’t help when you’re born!”
“Getting old beats the alternative!”

Yes, it does come up fast. So sorry that you are feeling rudderless... praying for good health and happiness for you from our Heavenly Father.


13 posted on 06/09/2024 4:18:47 PM PDT by Reddy (BO stinks)
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Jim, we will pray for you here at my house.

You have done A LOT to help restore our nation to righteousness.

Don't be depressed, you will regain your bearings and feel better soon. We still need you as this great renewal continues.

14 posted on 06/09/2024 4:19:09 PM PDT by caddie
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I realized one day how old I was when I looked around Vegas and all my favorite casinos had been dynamited....


15 posted on 06/09/2024 4:19:49 PM PDT by donozark (Presbyterians wear elbow patches and drive on recapped tires.)
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Stay the course, you’re our North Star.
Florida FReeper Fregards.


16 posted on 06/09/2024 4:22:16 PM PDT by mcmuffin (Jan. 20, 2017, Thank God!)
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We’re not getting old, it’s just that everything happened so long ago.


17 posted on 06/09/2024 4:22:36 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Jim Robinson

I have avoided looking in the mirror for a LONG time now.
Now, when I am forced to I am horrified.

Getting old happens fast, even more so when you believe that you have all the time in the world..

It sucks


18 posted on 06/09/2024 4:25:26 PM PDT by mowowie
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“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.” Isaiah 43


19 posted on 06/09/2024 4:25:29 PM PDT by HonkyTonkMan ( )
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Jim thanks for posting that. Lots of us are praying for you brother.


20 posted on 06/09/2024 4:25:32 PM PDT by plain talk
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