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.'
Be tough Mr Robinson. We’ll be thinking about you.
Mr. Robinson, you have made a profound mark on this nation of ours. May God bless you.
Applies to the country as well as individuals.
Find those activities worth investing time in, and shelve the rest. We go through life trying to do so many things at once (got to work, get married, raise a family, manage finances, deal with aging parents, ...). If it got to the stage where I felt like I was treading water, I would toss those activities no longer worth my time. Light the load to get the boat afloat.
I think there’s a Trident submarine watching your six. You’ve earned the best treatment our services have to offer.
Same here.
Vegas shoves it in your face.
Yesterday my temporarily bed ridden gf was watching Laverne and Shirley.
I felt like crying..
As a matter of point. you should announce that although you are OLD, you are not suicidal to your deep state friends and have no dirt on Benghazi Clinton.
I am quite confidently old. But for me the trepidation comes from wondering whether or not I’ve fulfilled God’s purpose for my life.
I always wondered why God let us fall apart as we age. I now realize it’s so when we die we think Thank God that’s over.
Same here.
I woke up one morning and there was an old man in my mirror........
You’re in my prayers, Jim.
We love you.
Boy, isn’t that the truth.🤣
You’re not alone, Jim. You’re not alone.
The consequences of age are inescapable. Best to weather them with as much dignity as possible. I just got a cancer diagnosis in April. Surgery coming in 2 weeks. The aftermath won’t be fun. Chin up. Retain that warrior spirit.
Jim, you are a national treasure! Please know that I am praying for you everyday, God bless.
Sounds like you were blessed with a very good marriage, a lot of the way you feel may still be grief, as you’ll never stop missing her and the things you built and did together. I don’t know any aphorisms for that, but it is a feeling to be cherished and one that many, if not most, will never experience.
Sending up extra prayers for you, Jim. I know the seas got rougher when Sheila went home, but you will see her again.
You are a blessing to so many of us. Never forget that.
{{{Hugs}}}
I feel young inside as well.
My body is betraying me.
And it didn’t seem to slip up on me. It kind of blindsided me.
I’m still wondering what happened. And when.
For me it was when I realized my kids are now as old as I was when I had them.
We all have our own pain, and I can’t begin to even imagine yours.
My first wife left me. She chose to leave me. Your wife didn’t choose to leave you.
I was destroyed.
I went back to the basics.
I watched the sun come up. I listened to the birds sing. I went back to the things I loved and she hated…..classical music…..impressionist painting.
I discovered that there were many things in this world to enjoy.
18 months ago, I was walking in my home and collapsed. I came to, sort of, in Intensive Care at the hospital. The Doctor told my Son that they didn’t think I would make it.
I did.
Then they said I would never walk again.
With the help of a miracle working Physical Therapist, I can now walk a couple of blocks.
It can be a hard life and a hard world. Things build up.
Go back to the basics. Look at the stars. Look at the ocean. Look at your Son. Marvel at the wonder of all that God has created.
He has not called you home for a reason.
There is something important left for you to do.
Enjoy the little things until then.
Excellent point. I was never blessed in that way. Part of it was me; I was incapable of love and true intimacy. Part of it was my partners.
I have more love and intimacy with Angie, my current life partner, but there are some obstacles there, too, that may drive us apart.
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