Your best decade?
Discussion
Slow.Patrol said:
Once you get yo your 50s, the realisation that you are past your peak is very evident.
I'm quite enjoying my 50s.Have retained a decent level of health. Still pushing forward on the career. More financial freedom. Acquired knowledge on a lot of stuff enables what I think is a more rounded view of things. Greater level of contentment. And I can't think of anything I can't do at 57 that I could have done at 27.
Luckily that was the first part of my 20s. 20’s - cast out for unemployment when I completed my apprenticeship and a decade of poor short-term jobs and being absolutely skint all of the time.Throw into that the loss of both my parents relatively young (both 59).
And the break up of my first serious relationship.
30’s - a bit of blur truth be said. Getting over the previous decade. And wild, wild living.
40’s - Now they were great. Good job, good money, lots of girlfriends - not a care in the world.
50’s - The absolute realisation you’ve not got another 50.
Still a good job, money is not an issue, a few relationships. Health is ok so far, but I do worry about the life I’ve lived and what’s coming - daily. Like I said both parents were 59 when they passed . My genes are not good.
I just live life to the full everyday. It’s all you can do.
A good friend once said to me: “The first thing you do when you buy a motorcycle, take the mirrors off, as you never look back”.
Of course it was said in jest.
I’m still really glad I’m here though thinking about it all and typing this
Some leave the party ever so early.
And the break up of my first serious relationship.
30’s - a bit of blur truth be said. Getting over the previous decade. And wild, wild living.
40’s - Now they were great. Good job, good money, lots of girlfriends - not a care in the world.
50’s - The absolute realisation you’ve not got another 50.
Still a good job, money is not an issue, a few relationships. Health is ok so far, but I do worry about the life I’ve lived and what’s coming - daily. Like I said both parents were 59 when they passed . My genes are not good.
I just live life to the full everyday. It’s all you can do.
A good friend once said to me: “The first thing you do when you buy a motorcycle, take the mirrors off, as you never look back”.
Of course it was said in jest.
I’m still really glad I’m here though thinking about it all and typing this
Some leave the party ever so early.
Downward said:
For me Anxiety stopped me doing so much in my youth.
Snap.I was a proper worry worm. In reality, none of it really mattered, but I guess it helped to keep my BMI down.
I see the same in my great nephew and really wish I could help him understand what I now know. I don't know how.
Right now is my best decade, in my 50's.
Got rid of hateful ex wife .
Have a lovely girlfriend who doesnt wasnt to cohabit either, we both have our own homes. Although we do spend most of our time at either one or the other house.
Kids all grown up, and are real human beings now.
No need to work, but do bits when i want, not because i have to.
Had some big health scares, over them now.
Life is good.
Got rid of hateful ex wife .
Have a lovely girlfriend who doesnt wasnt to cohabit either, we both have our own homes. Although we do spend most of our time at either one or the other house.
Kids all grown up, and are real human beings now.
No need to work, but do bits when i want, not because i have to.
Had some big health scares, over them now.
Life is good.
frank hovis said:
Has to be the 90s
Best weekends due to the rave latter club scene
Best cars , well like liked RS turbos and the likes and had my E30M3 then as well and bought my first flat for 55k
Muay Thai 3 times a week and could still be fine
Halcyon days indeed
That's some lifestyle for someone in their 90's Best weekends due to the rave latter club scene
Best cars , well like liked RS turbos and the likes and had my E30M3 then as well and bought my first flat for 55k
Muay Thai 3 times a week and could still be fine
Halcyon days indeed
Retired at 59 and since then has been the best 12yrs of my life by far! Very settled with a great Wife who enjoys travelling as much as I do, been all over the world ticking off our bucket lists. Both feel very very fortunate to have minimal health issues and decent bank balance. Long May it continue!
I always think of life along the lines of hope and opportunity.
The line of hope on the graph of life is always going down.
Opportunity fluctuates around the line of hope.
The other thing is time, life deals a cruel blow in terms of time, as it diminishes in terms of your own personal free time in any given day and time you have left.
Then you have independence. Probably driven by what you’re allowed to do and financial freedom.
Bearing all of the above in mind I could get quite depressed thinking about the period immediately post GCSEs and final year at uni. Those 4 years were streets ahead of any other in my life in terms of general happiness.
School and uni also gave you a decent mix of friends on tap.
The line of hope on the graph of life is always going down.
Opportunity fluctuates around the line of hope.
The other thing is time, life deals a cruel blow in terms of time, as it diminishes in terms of your own personal free time in any given day and time you have left.
Then you have independence. Probably driven by what you’re allowed to do and financial freedom.
Bearing all of the above in mind I could get quite depressed thinking about the period immediately post GCSEs and final year at uni. Those 4 years were streets ahead of any other in my life in terms of general happiness.
School and uni also gave you a decent mix of friends on tap.
Terminator X said:
Teenage years, no money but not a care in the world. Perhaps not the same for modern teenagers although I blame social media for that.
TX.
I'd agree with this, although a lot depends on the nature of your relationship with parents. Sadly, I guess for some people teens are just time spent waiting to escape.TX.
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