This really hit home for me

I was sitting scrolling through the YouTube shorts instead of actually doing what I was meant to be doing, and I came across one which really hit home.

I think this short video is so well done and carries such a strong, powerful message. Hope you like it (let me know in the comments what you think of this).

ยฉ Sharon O’Neil. All rights reserved. Original work protected by copyright law


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18 responses to “This really hit home for me”

  1. Wow. I’m 71. This really hits home in so many ways!

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    1. Isn’t it good? I’ll be 50 in May and I just can’t get my head round it – I still think I’m 30!!

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      1. stop thinking 50 is old age. if you feel 30, good for you. My husband said, the other day, “you don’t look your age” and I have to agree with him.
        My birthday is in two weeks. It’s a milestone, not a tombstone.

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  2. I still think I’m 36. That was the best time of my life. I think your best times stick with you.

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  3. I am 82 and I know that I am 82.โ€‚I also know that I am quite a lot older than I was when I was 72.โ€‚I cycled 50 miles today a good bit slower than I would have done ten years ago.โ€‚You win some, you lose some.

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    1. I can honestly say I’ve never cycled 50 miles in one day…..yet!

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      1. Plenty of time. It is not hard. Mrs T did it every day for 19 days when she was well over 60.

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        1. Thanks for the encouragement!

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  4. Interesting video. I understand that some old people don’t feel old, or don’t think of themselves as old, but that hasn’t been my experience. I’ll be seventy soon and I definitely feel (and look) seventy. I’m aware that getting to live for seventy years is a privilege not granted to everyone, and I’m thankful for it, but I can’t help envying those lucky old people who don’t feel old.

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    1. I get that. Although I’m ‘only’ turning 50 soon, old injuries are def showing themselves. Add to that hormonal changes etc I have days where I am all too aware of the ageing process;. It has taken me a long time to accept it too – the face in the mirror was a surprise for a long time. I am grateful for it though too as it brings a lot of positives. And I hope I get to 70 and beyond, especially since my mother only got to 67. (Between you and me, my husband turns 70 later this year!! sshhh)

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      1. Ha! My husband just turned 78. He’s in good shape for an old guy, but he’s definitely feeling his age. ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ

        My mother died at 66 after many years of declining health. My father lived to 86, despite a plethora of health problems that would have killed a less stubborn man. My eldest brother died at 69 from multiple organ failure due to morbid obesity and diabetes, and my youngest brother died at 46 from alcoholism, drug abuse, and chain smoking. I don’t have any of the health problems they had, thank heaven, so with any luck I might have another few years of life left in me. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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        1. I think taking responsibility for our own health is a very good start!!

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          1. I couldn’t agree with you more.

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  5. In my opinion age is just a number! Make the best of every day!

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  6. and if someone feels young. let them enjoy it. My doctor (soon to be ex doctor) is half my age and I swear has half my brainpower, keeps trying to slot me into the old age stuff. I’ve stopped listening.

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    1. Quite right! I rarely listen to doctors, dentists and the like these days.

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