Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Off-Topic
Reply to "So depressing - mid-life and death"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous]Yes. We sit on our porch every morning and watch the birds while we drink our coffee. Trying to slow down and just enjoy regular life. What makes me sad at the age of 61 is how jaded and cynical I have become and I don't know how to reverse that. I used to be very optimistic about life, to assume that most people are good people, that they can be trusted, that there is lots to discover, people to meet. We went through a harrowing spell of burying all of the oldest generation in the space of one year, people in nursing homes, cancer, people fighting over inheritances, DOGE layoffs, etc. and at the end of it I feel like my spark and genuine zest for life is just . . . gone. We are semi-retired and could easily afford to travel etc. but we just can't seem to motivate ourselves to do anything. We are realizing that burnout is a real thing. I just wonder how long it lasts and how to get over it.[/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
