How to Age Positively with Grace and Humor after 60
To be perfectly honest, this week has been a bit of a _ _ _ _show” I’ve been busy planning a welcome brunch for (30) to welcome our new neighbors here on the lane this Sunday. The following weekend I’m headed out of town to help host a baby shower for a dear friend’s daughter. Let’s just say the blog post I intended to write never made it past the “good intentions” stage. For those of us who’ve been blogging since the dark ages (I started way back in 2012—practically prehistoric in blog years!), we’ve accumulated a lot of content. Some of it is actually pretty good… if you can overlook the cringe-worthy photos. And some of it? Well, let’s just say it should probably stay buried where it belongs. Since many of you are new ( anything past 2012 ha ha) I’ve been digging through the archives—sifting through the riffraff, dusting off the good stuff, and pretending the truly cringe-worthy posts never happened. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy the little gems I’ve managed to rescue and conglomerate into a single post. Let’s get the conversation going about how to age positively with grace and humor after 60. The best part of these posts are the conversations they generate.
We have recently been chatting about positive aging the last couple of years ( something that is near and dear to my heart), but honestly, the best part of revisiting these old posts is hearing what you have to say. That is what makes this community so special. I learn way more from you than you could possibly learn from me. So let’s revisit all of our positive aging posts and chat about how to age positively with grace and humor after 60! We can do it, right?
Age Appropriate for Mature Women is Highly Inappropriate
I am now a 70-year-old woman and proud to be “on this side of the dirt,” as my dad would say. “Age-appropriate” is a term that has been tossed around for years by the fashion police when it comes to those of us over 60 and beyond. It’s a sneaky way for the fashion industry
How to Age Positively With Grace
You have heard the terms…positive aging, aging gracefully, pro aging? What do any or all of these really mean? How do you feel about growing old? Did you know that our overall happiness levels actually improve with age? Do you look at aging as a positive chapter in your life that you have earned and
Isn’t it time to Ditch the Term Anti-Aging and Age Awesomely?
Let’s face it the term is fear based and reeks negativity. The narrative makes aging sound like a disease that can be cured rather than the natural aging process. It fuels our anxiety about wrinkles, hair loss, body changes, memory loss and leads to unrealistic beauty standards. Instead we should celebrate the wisdom and confidence
The Beauty of Aging: How to Embrace the Pro Age Movement with Humor & Optimism
Aging is the inevitable journey we’re all signed up for, whether we like it or not. I am not the same woman I was in my 20’s, 30’s 40’s or 50’s (thank god). We live in a society obsessed with youth where aging is often portrayed as something to be feared rather than embraced. We
Aging Well: Embracing Changes for Personal Growth
Since returning from my conference where nearly everyone there was in their 40’s, I came back with a renewed sense of purpose, and a desire to celebrate the art of aging well both physically and mentally. I don’t often feel old, but being surrounded by three hundred or so 40 something fashionistas did give me
You might enjoy my post How Much do Topical Lotions and Potions Help Mature Skin if you missed it, or this post from Psychology Today about Putting the Fun Back in Aging.
My friend and regular reader Prue Batten is a wonderful writer. I think you will find her post Instinct quite insightful.
My friend Mary Ann also had a wonderful post about aging this week on her blog Six Good Things About Aging here.
I hope you enjoyed this roundup of How to Age Positively with Grace and Humor after 60 posts. Positive aging is all about laughing at ourselves before anyone else gets the chance. A little humor goes a long way—especially when the alternative is taking yourself way too seriously. Sure, the mirror may be a little less kind these days, and some things are definitely migrating south (why didn’t anyone warn us about that?), but a quick wit and a kind heart are far more flattering than any lotion or potion. Grace comes from knowing what really matters—good friends, good health, and the wisdom to skip anything uncomfortable, including shoes or conversations. A swipe of lipstick, a great pair of earrings, and a big smile can hide a multitude of sins.
The best part of this little blog has always been you—your comments turn a simple post into a real conversation, and honestly, that’s where the magic (and the fun) begins.
Hi Cindy,
I like your posts and new to receiving them, it started with following your grey hair routine, as mine has dingy color that bugs me.
Take what you need and leave the rest, I am never going to bother someone else about their personal choices or language.
Keep moving forward , live and let live✨️
Thank you Kim! I will be updating my haircare post soon!
Oh shit!
So interesting…didn’t you have plastic surgery a few years ago? Why is that not mentioned?
Hi Junebug
I absolutely did have a lower facelift a few years back. I have always been transparent about it, and actually penned two posts about the process. The information is available for anyone who is interested. I don’t feel it is necessary to mention it in every skincare post. I am not trying to sell anyone on having a facelift. Everyone should follow their own instincts and do what they feel comfortable with.
I envy you having a lower face lift. I should have done the same for my saggy jowls, instead of having a petrol bowser full of face fillers, which, in the end, would have cost the same as a lower face lift. You look fantastic
Thanks so much for the link, Cindy. And thank you to those of your subscribers who came my way on your suggestion. It’s wonderful!
I think the term ‘ageing’ is often used to reduce and demean us. We represent a HUGE phalanx of women and men who have vast experience and wisdom at their fingertips. Is it that which might make some people uneasy about us? And keen to refer to us as ‘inspirational’, even though we’re ‘ageing’? I prefer to think they mean it kindly and in a complimentary fashion, that they too want to be just like all of us when they reach their 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.
As for blacking out letters, please don’t. Sometimes life is exactly as you described in that one explosive word. It’s nice to know you’re as normal as the rest of us! It doesn’t mean you have any less grace because of it. Cheers from Tasmania and have a wonderful weekend.
Cindy, it’s always good to get a reminder on aging gracefully. Unfortunately, with age comes aches and pains and I think that sometimes affects someone’s demeanor. Even though we are close in age (I’m one year younger), I feel like I’m 25. I work hard to keep my body and mind strong and healthy, and as I understand it may not get better, but it certainly will take longer to go south.
Age is a state of mind and I still feel like I can run circles around those half my age. To aging with class and style with strong minds and bodies!
If I may take a little license with a Tina Turner song (she aged amazingly!), “What’s Age Got To Do With It?” Wouldn’t it be nice if magically we didn’t know how many years old we were? We would act the way we feel. Before I retired, I worked with women who were OLD even though they were in their 40s. They were inflexible, incurious, not willing to learn, and thought there was only one way to do something. Their brain was old, so they were old! On the other hand, I have a friend who is over 90 who still wants to know what’s new on Netflix, reads voraciously, and wouldn’t dream of going to the drugstore without her trademark red lipstick! Her brain is young, and she is young! This year I will turn 71 and just started writing my first novel! It has been in the back of my head for so long and now that I have time, I’m doing it! Love all of you amazing women! Thanks for reminding us, Cindy!
Hi Becky
Love your attitude!! I couldn’t agree more. It is all about what age we feel and living life to the fullest at any age!!
Great blog today. Lipstick, earrings, and a smile….very doable 🤗
I’m impressed too!!😁 Keep on posting good reads, Cindy! If GOD can’t make everyone happy don’t try to make some people happy!!! Because there is GOD and SATAN in this world…
Your language is fine – and appropriate.
I totally enjoyed this post as an 83 years young woman.
I totally agree with this sentiment. A kind heart, ability to laugh with others and at yourself is much more important than the fancy clothes or the work you get done on your face or body. Let’s all age with Grace.
Kathy, if YOU haven’t navigated a “shit-show” by the time you’ve reached 60-70 , you haven’t lived.
At 25, I had lost both my parents. Married a man I thought was terrific but turned out to be a cheater. Had two lovely daughters, but sadly, one struggles with addictions. I’ve worked hard and sacrificed for the life I now enjoy and at 77, I am doing just that with the encouragement of wise women ( like Cindy and Mary Ann) who inspire me to live life to the fullest and take what comes head on.
I am definitely in the “Swipe of lipstick “ camp!!
Fab post today!! Each and every word.
So enjoy your posts each day. Thank you!!
Thanks for mentioning my post. I will link to this. You are the expert!
LOVE this: “A swipe of lipstick, a great pair of earrings, and a big smile can hide a multitude of sins.”
And you have the best smile!
I agree with Kathy Little. I’m guilty of crude language but it’s not disseminated on the internet. Please, no more.
Hi Cathy
I am so sorry I don’t use that language often but sometimes it just surmises what is going on. I never mean to offend anyone.
Unimpressed with your language! I was not accustomed to reading such from your blog!
Ha! I WAS impressed 🙂
Thanks pal!!
Hi Kathy
I didn’t mean to offend anyone. I will black out the letters when I get home.
Hi Cindy. Seriously, I am shocked mature women are offended by a word which barely fits the description of a swear word. I laughed when I read it, as it was honest and human. Don’t black it out too much, or I won’t know what you meant.