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And the most troubling aspect(s):
# Response Date Comment
1. Sat, 4/14/07 8:56 PM I worry about my son and his wife and their new baby. They do not have a lot of money and struggle to make ends meet. I help out by babysitting one day a week. They live 2 hours away.
2. Mon, 4/16/07 3:31 PM Potential health problems.
3. Mon, 4/16/07 7:29 PM The decay in values, and the crime and violence that is too big a part of our society.
4. Mon, 4/16/07 11:55 PM that it will not last forever
5. Tue, 4/17/07 12:36 AM None
6. Tue, 4/17/07 12:39 AM Since 1980, we have devolved into a Social Darwinist, pathologically individualistic and competitive society. And things just keep getting worse. We reward the worst behaviors and punish decency. Our leaders have acheived and maintained their power by appealing to the least enlightened aspects of our nature: greed and fear. Sadly, it seems clear that things have to get much worse before they can get better.
7. Tue, 4/17/07 12:52 AM On the personal level, knowing that we may not have alot more time of good health or even life. On the societal level, observing the tensions in our global society.
8. Tue, 4/17/07 1:04 AM Growing old and not being as physically active as I used to be - but that's a pretty minor concern.
9. Tue, 4/17/07 1:10 AM Taking on responsibility of being caregiver for my MOM who is almost 97.
10. Tue, 4/17/07 2:55 AM time flying
11. Tue, 4/17/07 3:33 AM The occasional regret that I can not do all the things I use to. Bitterness that the world is filled with so much hate and greed.
12. Tue, 4/17/07 11:21 AM Looking forward to getting older.
13. Tue, 4/17/07 4:03 PM Watching younger generations struggle with the decline in good character and moral values; seeing our country losing the battle as a world leader standing for and exemplifying Godly values in a lost world. I believe we are living in the "last days" foretold in the Bible, and that the day of God's final judgement on a sinful world is near. Moral decay and depravity are the precursors. It's just tough to see our downslide and have to cope with it's effects on our children and grandchildren.
14. Tue, 4/17/07 6:13 PM medical changes,frustration in the manner grandchilden are being raised.
15. Tue, 4/17/07 6:23 PM Lack of a vital interaction with the working world and othe people - really being a part of every day life "out in the grind"
16. Tue, 4/17/07 9:22 PM In some ways to realize how much our habits of thought and consumerism have created long term havoc the consequences of which will have to be faced by our children.
17. Tue, 4/17/07 10:47 PM Wondering whether I did things the right way - was I a good steward of all I was given - did I play my cards right - and how would the world remember me?
18. Wed, 4/18/07 1:46 AM To paraphrase the Simon and Garfunkel song "....and when it was all done, it was done too soon, it was done..." and then the music fades. One friend died a terrible death of ALS when she was only 52. Every morning since she died many years ago, I wake up and think "I am lucky enough to live yet another day." or as my husband says "Any time you wake up and your elbows aren't hitting a pine box is going to be a good day." Life it is so very sweet and at 67 is so very short
19. Wed, 4/18/07 11:13 AM the seriousness of what we're passing on to the next generation - economically, ecologically, politically - and our seeming inability to rein in the government to take action to address these potentially explosive issues.
20. Wed, 4/18/07 2:03 PM Losing friends, caring for an aging parent in a nursing home and worrying that my son who has a mental illness will elapse.
21. Wed, 4/18/07 5:44 PM The position the United States find itself in in the world today.... not respected by many in the world.... we, the great consumers, telling the the "havenots" and anyone esle in "our way" what to do, while the rich get richer and the poor poorer right here in the USA.
22. Wed, 4/18/07 9:54 PM Husbands decision not to retire as initialy planned
23. Thu, 4/19/07 12:26 AM Getting a little older!
24. Thu, 4/19/07 7:45 PM Some fears about prospects of painful old age and/or alzheimers, losing close relatives and friends
25. Fri, 4/20/07 3:01 PM Iraq war
26. Sat, 4/21/07 2:55 AM Health
27. Sun, 4/22/07 7:44 PM arrogance of current administration: the US is PART of the world, not aloof and above it; our democracy cannot be exported (we have a truly unique history that led to what and where we are), but we can collaborate and cooperate with others without this attitude that we are above being held to the same expectations such as human rights, global warming issues, etc., that we expect to see of other nations.
28. Wed, 4/25/07 7:48 PM None
29. Wed, 4/25/07 7:48 PM None
30. Thu, 4/26/07 10:11 PM Living in an increasingly dangerous world.
31. Sat, 4/28/07 12:01 AM finding interesting part time work, paying the bills now & in the future, not having someone to share life with, keeping my health & freedom of choices
32. Sat, 4/28/07 3:23 PM Restricted physical activity due to arthritis - no more snow or water skiing, running or even long walks.
33. Thu, 5/3/07 6:39 PM The contentiousness and divisiveness seen in so many areas of modern life,especially the political arena. On a personal level, knowing that I won't be around long enough to mentor and help our grandchildren, or be an old-age companion to my husband, is difficult.
34. Fri, 5/4/07 7:30 PM It is still work to find meaning in your life.
35. Fri, 5/4/07 11:26 PM Being far from family, particularly grandchildren Too busy taking care of house responsibilities but not quite ready to downsize Seeing one child struggle with life's decisions and career
36. Sun, 5/6/07 6:33 AM Traveling can be tiring and we're never in one place very long. Difficult to schedule my volunteer work.
37. Sun, 5/6/07 10:05 AM Getting seperation anda divorce and all attending issues
38. Sun, 5/6/07 11:01 AM many issues remain-financial,family;less energy and time to deal with them.
39. Sun, 5/6/07 11:23 AM I anguish over this stupid war every dat.
40. Sun, 5/6/07 12:02 PM Major international conflicts and dislocation will result from population pressures, environmental change and religion-based thinking. Such conflicts and dislocations will affect my children and their children, not positively.
41. Sun, 5/6/07 12:39 PM Iraq! The Bush Administration's priorities
42. Sun, 5/6/07 1:38 PM Becoming more aware of the plight of others who are not as fortunate, and observations on how much religious faith is beginning to dominate common sense and out national life.
43. Sun, 5/6/07 2:03 PM Dealing with advancing age and the possibility of illness; a growing sense (or fear) of isolation
44. Sun, 5/6/07 2:09 PM None
45. Sun, 5/6/07 2:33 PM Parts of my body don't work like they used to!
46. Sun, 5/6/07 2:53 PM The current presidency & the chaos he has created in this country and the world
47. Sun, 5/6/07 3:10 PM Making a decision on when to downsize and what's around the corner health wise for spouse and self.
48. Sun, 5/6/07 3:11 PM physically can't do all I want to do
49. Sun, 5/6/07 4:13 PM sometimes feel the sandwich generation of need to visit everyone...but as said in #37, we are blessed by wonderful kids(all married once, and together..all have children..all children are healthy and well..., grandkids, and care for our aged mothers...
50. Sun, 5/6/07 5:20 PM Seeing friends and relatives getting sick and/or dying.
51. Sun, 5/6/07 5:21 PM Making far less than I ever did - even with a "part time" (seasonal, usually)job. As with the Depression geneeation, I find that I am watching where/when/how I spend funds, and with much more thought than during the working years.
52. Sun, 5/6/07 5:23 PM Unsure of how far ahead one can plan. Need to live for the day!
53. Sun, 5/6/07 7:11 PM Health-orthopedic
54. Sun, 5/6/07 7:33 PM The rapidly deteriorating state of the world and of American values.
55. Sun, 5/6/07 8:50 PM The occasional realization that I'm nearer the end than the beginning and that from what I've seen my family go through that old age can be hell. On the other hand, just had a dear friend marry at 90 to a young woman and watching them dance together is sexier than any teeny boppers I've seen! Occasionally wishing I had done or not done something.
56. Sun, 5/6/07 9:14 PM The inevitable onset of health problems
57. Sun, 5/6/07 10:47 PM Developing a loop in my golf swing.
58. Sun, 5/6/07 11:12 PM feeling surprized at how fast time slips past; being an ocean away from my grandkids, but not wanting to give up Hawaii yet; actually feeling older
59. Sun, 5/6/07 11:15 PM Knowing that physical decline and death aren't far away.
60. Sun, 5/6/07 11:48 PM FINANCES, HEALTH ISSUES
61. Mon, 5/7/07 12:59 AM Realizing that I cannot do all the things i used to be able to do. Realizing that i will retire from full time work. It's tough to contemplate.
62. Mon, 5/7/07 1:22 AM vissitudes of age and losing friends
63. Mon, 5/7/07 1:22 AM recognizing and accepting I can't do as much as I used to but I can still do what I want to and prioritizing accordingly.
64. Mon, 5/7/07 2:24 AM There's so much I want to do and fearful that I'll run out of time. I hope I'll have at least 20 good years yet, and hope it will be with my wife. We're healthy, but for how long? If one of us gets sick, how will that change things? I think I'll have enough money ??. I have no grand children - there's an emptiness in that. I've lost 2 kids, have 2 remaining.
65. Mon, 5/7/07 2:32 AM Loss of close friends and family - realization of mortality
66. Mon, 5/7/07 3:08 AM being mayor is frustrating at times. it is 24/7 and that can be tiring with certain residents. time becomes a precious commodity.
67. Mon, 5/7/07 2:59 PM Facing the fact that age brings with it physical limitations and deterioration...the need to wear glasses, arthiritis creeping into joints, lack of flexibility, etc. And on another level, the realty of our complicated world and the prospect that our progeny face great challenges in coping with the political, social, finacial,and environmental future.
68. Mon, 5/7/07 4:36 PM health and aging
69. Mon, 5/7/07 5:38 PM activity limited by health decline seeing the mess into which this country has been led
70. Mon, 5/7/07 6:34 PM The deaths, and disabilities, of friends.
71. Mon, 5/7/07 11:14 PM Cranky joints and the usual minor problems of a well used body for sports. Darn, it is wearing out! I wish that we could get our joints lubricated like a car!
72. Mon, 5/7/07 11:14 PM Getting older but then it's better than the alternative, not so much sex
73. Tue, 5/8/07 1:40 AM Seeing the world explode due to religious zealots.
74. Tue, 5/8/07 2:12 AM Ageing body
75. Tue, 5/8/07 2:34 AM Wishing we could do more while we can.
76. Tue, 5/8/07 3:32 AM So many of the issues that we thought were resolved in the 70s (or even in the 30s!)--equality for those who experience discrimination, women's control over their own bodies, economic support for those who are less fortunate, social security, checks on executive power, conservation of resources, concern for the "commons" (water, air, land, etc.)--have come undone again, as if people can't stand to be adults for very long at one time.
77. Tue, 5/8/07 2:27 PM Trying to stay organized and on target with all the paid and unpaid responsibilities I have entered into. Deciding what should be on the top of my "to do" list. More physical aches and pains makinig some more active activities difficult or impossible.
78. Tue, 5/8/07 9:08 PM What we are doing to our world, and what out legacy will be for our children's children
79. Wed, 5/9/07 1:03 AM worry about children's difficulties
80. Wed, 5/9/07 6:31 PM Aging, even though I am in great physical shape.
81. Wed, 5/9/07 11:10 PM none.
82. Thu, 5/10/07 3:09 PM World situation
83. Thu, 5/10/07 9:21 PM Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Dealing with a cronic illness. Wondering if I will out live my money.
84. Fri, 5/11/07 2:07 PM Anquish about the state of our nation in the world community, specifically our involvement in Iraq!
85. Fri, 5/11/07 4:30 PM Challenges of aging
86. Mon, 5/14/07 1:28 AM Knowing that there is a finite and limited amount of time to accomplish the many things yet to be done.
87. Mon, 5/14/07 9:30 PM Directionlessness.
88. Tue, 5/15/07 10:34 PM Wondering about the kind of world our children and our granddaughter will have to grow up in. Our health and the fear of being a burden on our children.
89. Thu, 5/17/07 5:12 PM pondering our foreign policy
90. Fri, 5/18/07 2:12 PM Spouse health issues
91. Sun, 5/20/07 3:54 AM concern about elderly mother and husband.....children not settled in their lives
92. Wed, 5/23/07 7:18 PM realizing how much time I wasted in insignificant efforts
93. Wed, 5/23/07 7:45 PM Our country's misguided policy regarding Iraq.
94. Wed, 5/23/07 8:34 PM decline of health. Lack of computer skills
95. Wed, 5/23/07 8:50 PM health
96. Wed, 5/23/07 9:30 PM Body changes which make some activities painful.
97. Wed, 5/23/07 9:32 PM Living with aches and pain every day. Adjusting to the lost of loved ones and special friends
98. Thu, 5/24/07 12:41 PM aging
99. Fri, 5/25/07 1:52 AM Overweight, aches and pains, and frequently need to use the bathroom
100. Fri, 5/25/07 3:49 AM Not being physically or mentally able to do what I want.
101. Fri, 5/25/07 3:42 PM Physical limitations
102. Fri, 5/25/07 9:49 PM Don't like aging
103. Wed, 6/20/07 5:49 PM Life in a wheelchair