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[quote=Anonymous]I am fifty-six and think this is the best I have lived for a very long time.

Though I would use the term “content” more often than say…..”happy.”

I mean, my kids are all grown and I live alone so no longer have to pick up after them.
My house is always clean ➕ quiet now which is wonderful after so many years of it being messy, loud and chaotic.
Lol.
Also I have more money now that I no longer have to support my kids so I now can afford a better car and I also can work more since I have no domestic commitments any longer.

My health is still perfect (knock on wood.)

Yet I feel down at times when I realize I am no longer young.
That I have accepted that a lot of my youthful dreams never came into fruition & that there are many aspects of my life that I need to accept will never change.
Not to sound pessimistic but having to give up on certain dreams for the future can bring me down often.

I have hit a life plateau of sorts &gt;&gt; meaning life is very stable now (as opposed to the past!), but while it is decent, etc. there is really no excitement to it.
No zest per se.
Stable but boring.
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