Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Talking Tuesday: Andy Rooney and the Fabulous 40s

I've been noodling away at a post on the intersection of body image, weight loss, corporeality, philosophy, feminism, aging, and mediated reality (I know, I know), and I'm still poking away at it, but I wanted to share this old gem from the late Andy Rooney today, because it goes along with some of my thoughts. 

I turned 39 this week, so my 40s are on my mind. 


Thanks Mr. Rooney, for the boost.
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  1. LynnJuly 25, 2018 at 9:53 AM

    I loved my forties, looking back from 67.

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  2. UnknownJuly 26, 2018 at 12:50 PM

    I tuned 37 a few days ago. Forty is also on my mind. Thank you for posting this!

    Caryn

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  3. elizabethJuly 27, 2018 at 11:23 PM

    I am nearly 42 now; I see a lot of joy, a lot of growth but I also see that this came with a lot of struggle. Turning 40 was huge for me, it was like turning towards the sunset instead of going towards the sunrise. Hope is still there but it is hope for different things and a lot of realization that what I thought I would do and be in life is not at all what my life is. I pray for God's mercy in that.

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    1. JulianaJuly 28, 2018 at 2:04 PM

      My dad commented that your 40s are like hitting the crest of a peak, and that the toboggan slide on the other side is a lot faster than the climb up. (Or at least, that was how it seemed to him). There's some truth to that, I think.

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