tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239140084937897595.post421842040111502921..comments2023-10-19T10:26:30.108-04:00Comments on Yin and Yang: AgingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239140084937897595.post-78333842028495371532006-12-23T17:11:00.000-05:002006-12-23T17:11:00.000-05:00Hi Pam,
I'm still not so good about my hygiene th...Hi Pam,<br /><br />I'm still not so good about my hygiene though I'm starting to get a bit better. I think it has to do also with living alone and not seeing anyone sometimes for several days at a time. Before I got ill I bathed sometimes once a day and brushed my teeth twice a day and cleaned my house, etc... Now I bathe maybe once a week, don't change my clothes as often as I should and brush my teeth once a day. I rarely wash my blankets, don't need to wash my sheets because I still sleep on the couch in the living room. And dirty dishes pile up until I have to wash some in order to eat. Still my spirits are pretty good and, as usual, I'm hoping that I will change all this in the coming months.<br /><br />I don't really care what other people look like. The only time I've cared about another's appearance is when I've wanted to have a boyfriend. I mean, I wanted to be physically attracted to another person and not only like them, in order to be intimate, but I've been alone for years and am no longer attractive so I have no right to be choosey.<br />And there are so many ways a person can be attractive that have nothing to do with looks. This I'm starting to discover. Another part of the aging process. Ah, I am no longer young but this may not be such a bad thing afterall. <br /><br />Still, it's hard not to be a bit regretful...Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16550316119497369344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239140084937897595.post-73792661058810920702006-12-23T16:25:00.000-05:002006-12-23T16:25:00.000-05:00Hi Kate,
I thought your comments about aging were...Hi Kate,<br /><br />I thought your comments about aging were quite cogent and very wise. I have never looked at people with regard to their appearance; it has never occured to me to judge someone by his or her appearance. That has always seemed to me to be irrelevant. Similarly has my own appearance been of little concern to me up till now: I have rarely showered or washed my hair or brushed my teeth or even changed my clothes during many long periods and even then I wore only jeans and tee shirts exclusively up into my fifties.<br /><br />With recovery, though, has come a new consciousness of my appearance, both good and bad. I can tell my hair is dirty when it is, now, and so I wash it regularly. I change my clothes regularly because I know when they are dirty, but also because I want to wear different clothes, other clothes, clothing that fits me better, that looks better than tee shirts and jeans. But with this new consciousness comes awareness of my lost youth, all of it, to schizophrenia; all the years when I might have looked young are gone and now I look at a fifty four year old in the mirror, and have to make do with -- Well, I won't go there, but it isn't always easy to remain wise, I admit.<br /><br />Your friend, Pam WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239140084937897595.post-19093317020162813262006-12-20T18:14:00.000-05:002006-12-20T18:14:00.000-05:00"Or rather to look at others for what is uniquely ..."Or rather to look at others for what is uniquely them"<br /><br />: )<br /><br />that's really lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239140084937897595.post-25365958087209890422006-12-18T15:38:00.000-05:002006-12-18T15:38:00.000-05:00Hi hollis,
Yes, lately I've been thinking that I ...Hi hollis,<br /><br />Yes, lately I've been thinking that I should write more about the aging process. It's such a valuable topic and one that gets ignored so easily. I've found that it's almost a profound feeling to no longer look at myself and others through the lens of physical appearance. Or rather to look at others for what is uniquely them, their smile or hands or the tone of their voice rather than any superficial standard of beauty. It really is the heart and mind that are most valuable, most beautiful.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16550316119497369344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239140084937897595.post-20304358723870485292006-12-18T10:31:00.000-05:002006-12-18T10:31:00.000-05:00Hi,
The useless tree, in taoist legend, the one e...Hi,<br /><br />The useless tree, in taoist legend, the one everyone ignores, lives longest. Isn't it?<br /><br />Takes a quiet courage to speak the truth about age and decline in our immature culture. Especially if one is female, where one's sole value is placed in being beautiful.<br /><br />hollisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com