How to Become — or Not — a Golden-Ager

A short list

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· Turn 60 and realize you’re only really a day older.

· Learn that being a Grandma is pretty cool.

· Start jogging more to strengthen those bones.

· Discover you finally do have osteoporosis, all the same.

· Find you “shouldn’t be” jogging. Start power walking again.

· Face the fragility of life when your hubby passes.

· Face becoming more independent… again.

Decide to retire.

· Discover you have more time to write.

· Discover you can finally publish a book.

· Discover you have more time to travel.

· Turn 70 and realize you’re only really a day older.

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Margie Hord de Mendez

Canadian-Mexican linguist and translator, Margie loves to write about cross-cultural living, faith, family, aging gracefully… and more!