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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's normal for the 21st century.  Maybe 1000 yrs ago when the life exectancy was lke 50, then yes, but now? No.  I think you need to find something that gives you a new lease on life. 50 is way too young to just give up.

Obviously, the current climate is making a lot of people give up and depressed, but it will pass, eventually.

-signed a 50 yr old[/quote]

I'm in my late 50s, and I'm going to school for a new career. My 70 year old cousin is going to school for a new career as a health aide. She's excited about it, after a terrible health problem left in her hospitals for a long time. She's making lemonade out of lemons, and I admire that a lot. She's super energetic and focuses, exercises constantly, keeps herself as fit as possible (despite some serious health issues). I don't think like is over at age 50. It's not. You may have another 30-50 years left, and why be miserable all that time. Life is about living! Get out and find joy. It's not easy, but joy is available to you if you keep trying to find it. Not all the time, but in moments. I've found joy in a new sport I started three years ago. I'm terrible at it, but LOVE it. I don't care what others think of me, I'm doing what gives me joy. [/quote]

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