Chifukwa chiyani ndili bwino ku 56 kuposa 50?

Masabata angapo apitawo ndinakwanitsa zaka 56. Polemekeza chochitikachi, ndinathamanga makilomita asanu ndi anayi kudutsa Central Park. Ndizosangalatsa kudziwa kuti nditha kuthamanga mtunda wotere osagwa. M’maola oŵerengeka, mwamuna wanga ndi ana aakazi akundiyembekezera chakudya chamadzulo chapakati pa mzinda.

Umu si momwe ndimakondwerera tsiku langa lobadwa la XNUMX. Zikuoneka ngati umuyaya wapita kuyambira pamenepo. Ndiye sindikanatha kuthamanga ngakhale makilomita atatu - ndinali wopanda mawonekedwe. Ndinkakhulupirira kuti ukalamba sunandichitire mwina koma kunenepa, kukhala wosaoneka komanso kuvomereza kuti ndagonja.

Ndinali ndi malingaliro m'mutu mwanga omwe atolankhani akhala akukankhira kwa zaka zambiri: muyenera kukumana ndi chowonadi, kugonjera ndikusiya. Ndinayamba kukhulupirira nkhani, maphunziro, ndi malipoti amene ankanena kuti akazi opitirira zaka 50 anali opanda chochita, achisoni, ndi achisoni. Sangathe kusintha komanso safuna kugonana.

Achinyamata amamwa chidziwitso chatsopano ngati siponji, ndi omwe olemba ntchito amafuna kuwalemba ntchito. Choipa kwambiri n’chakuti, atolankhani onse anakonza chiwembu chonditsimikizira kuti njira yokhayo yopezera chimwemwe ndiyo kuoneka wamng’ono, zivute zitani.

Mwamwayi, ndinasiya tsankho limeneli ndipo ndinazindikiranso. Ndinaganiza zofufuza ndikulemba buku langa loyamba, The Best After 20: Upangiri Waukatswiri pa Mawonekedwe, Kugonana, Thanzi, Zachuma ndi Zambiri. Ndidayamba kuthamanga, nthawi zina ndikuyenda, ndikukankha 60 tsiku lililonse, kuyimirira mu bar kwa masekondi XNUMX, ndikusintha zakudya zanga. Ndipotu ndinayamba kulamulira thanzi langa komanso moyo wanga.

Ndinachepa thupi, zotsatira za mayeso a zachipatala zinayamba kuyenda bwino, ndipo pofika zaka za m’ma XNUMX ndinali nditakhutira nazo. Mwa njira, tsiku langa lobadwa lomaliza, ndinachita nawo mpikisano wa New York City Marathon. Ndidatsata pulogalamu ya Jeff Galloway, yomwe imaphatikizapo kuthamanga pang'onopang'ono, kuyeza ndi kusintha koyenda - koyenera kwa thupi lililonse lazaka zopitilira makumi asanu.

Nanga zaka zanga 56 zikusiyana bwanji ndi makumi asanu? Pansipa pali kusiyana kwakukulu. Onse ndi odabwitsa - ali ndi zaka 50, sindikanatha kuganiza kuti izi zingandichitikire.

Ndinakhala mu mawonekedwe

Nditakwanitsa zaka 50, ndinayamba kukhala wathanzi m’njira imene sindikanaiganizira. Tsopano kukankhana tsiku ndi tsiku, kuthamanga masiku awiri aliwonse ndi zakudya zopatsa thanzi ndizofunikira kwambiri pamoyo wanga. Kulemera kwanga - 54 kg - ndikocheperako kuposa momwe kunaliri pa 50. Tsopano ndimavala zovala zocheperako. Kukankhira ndi matabwa kumanditeteza ku matenda osteoporosis. Pamwamba pa izo, ndili ndi mphamvu zambiri. Ndili ndi mphamvu zochitira chilichonse chimene ndikufuna kapena chimene ndikufunika kuchita pamene ndikukula.

Ndinapeza sitayilo yanga

Ndili ndi zaka 50, tsitsi langa linkaoneka ngati mphaka wong’ambika pamutu panga. Nzosadabwitsa: Ndinapaka bleach ndi kuzimitsa ndi chowumitsira tsitsi. Pamene ndinaganiza zosintha kwambiri moyo wanga wonse, kubwezeretsa tsitsi kunakhala imodzi mwa mfundo za pulogalamuyi. Tsopano tsitsi langa ndi lathanzi kuposa kale. Nditapeza makwinya atsopano pa 50, ndinkafuna kuwaphimba. Zatha. Tsopano ndimapaka zopakapaka pasanathe mphindi 5 - zodzoladzola zanga zimakhala zopepuka komanso zatsopano. Ndinayamba kuvala zovala zosavuta zachikale. Sindinamvepo bwino m'thupi mwanga.

Ndinavomera msinkhu wanga

Nditakwanitsa zaka 50, ndinali m’chipwirikiti. Oulutsa nkhani anandichititsa kuti ndisiye n'kungosiya. Koma sindinasiye. M’malo mwake ndasintha. "Landirani zaka zanu" ndi mawu anga atsopano. Cholinga changa n’chakuti ndithandize anthu ena achikulire kuchita chimodzimodzi. Ndine wonyadira kuti ndili ndi zaka 56. Ndidzakhala wonyadira komanso woyamikira zaka zimene ndakhala pausinkhu uliwonse.

Ndinakhala wolimba mtima

Ndinachita mantha ndi zomwe zimandiyembekezera pambuyo pa makumi asanu, chifukwa sindinadzilamulire moyo wanga. Koma nditayamba kulamulira, kuchotsa mantha anga kunali kosavuta ngati kutaya choumitsira tsitsi. Sizingatheke kuletsa ukalamba, koma ife tokha timasankha momwe izi zidzachitikira.

Kapena tikhoza kukumana tsiku lililonse ndi chisangalalo komanso popanda mantha. Tingathe kulamulira thanzi lathu ndi kudzisamalira tokha monga mmene timasamalirira ena. Chosankha changa ndikuvomereza msinkhu wanga ndi moyo wanga, kukonzekera zomwe zikubwera. Pa 56, ndili ndi mantha ochepa kwambiri kuposa 50. Izi ndizofunikira makamaka pa mfundo yotsatira.

Ndinakhala mbadwo wapakati

Nditakwanitsa zaka 50, mayi anga ndi apongozi anga anali odziimira okha komanso anali athanzi. Onse awiri adapezeka ndi Alzheimer's chaka chino. Amazimiririka mofulumira kwambiri moti sitingathe kukulunga mitu yathu. Ngakhale zaka 6 zapitazo ankakhala paokha, ndipo tsopano amafunikira chisamaliro chokhazikika. Banja lathu laling’ono likuyesetsa kupitirizabe kukula kwa matendawa, koma n’kovuta.

Panthaŵi imodzimodziyo, tili ndi wophunzira wasukulu wapasukulu ya sekondale m’banja lathu. Ndakhala m'badwo wapakatikati womwe umasamalira ana ndi makolo nthawi imodzi. Zomverera sizingathandize apa. Kukonzekera, kuchitapo kanthu ndi kulimba mtima ndizomwe mukufunikira.

Ndinamanganso ntchito yanga

Ndinagwira ntchito yosindikiza magazini kwa zaka zambiri kenako m’bizinesi ya misonkhano yapadziko lonse. Pambuyo pake, ndinatenga zaka zingapo kuti ndigwire ntchito yolera ana anga. Ndinali wokonzeka kubwerera kuntchito, koma ndinali ndi mantha mpaka kufa. Ndinali ndi kuyambiranso kolimba, koma ndinadziwa kuti kubwerera ku minda yakale sikunali chisankho choyenera. Nditaunikanso ndikusinthika kwaumwini, zidadziwika: mayitanidwe anga atsopano ndikukhala wolemba, wokamba nkhani komanso wopambana paukalamba wabwino. Inakhala ntchito yanga yatsopano.

Ndinalemba buku

Anatenganso mbali m’nkhani zonse za m’maŵa, anayendera mapulogalamu ambiri a pawailesi, ndiponso anathandizana ndi atolankhani otchuka ndi olemekezeka m’dzikolo. Kunali kuvomereza kwa ine weniweni, kuzindikira msinkhu wanga ndi moyo wopanda mantha zomwe zinandilola kuti ndiyambe mutu watsopano. Ndili ndi zaka 50, ndinali wotayika, wosokonezeka komanso wamantha, osadziwa choti ndichite. Ndili ndi zaka 56, ndili wokonzeka chilichonse.

Palinso zifukwa zina zomwe 56 ndi yosiyana ndi 50. Mwachitsanzo, Ndikufuna magalasi m'chipinda chilichonse. Ndikupita kuzaka za 60 pang'onopang'ono, izi zimayambitsa mphindi zachisangalalo ndi zochitika. Kodi ndidzakhala ndi thanzi labwino? Kodi ndidzakhala ndi ndalama zokwanira kukhala ndi moyo wabwino? Kodi ndidzakhala ndi chiyembekezo chodzakalamba ndikadzakwanitsa zaka 60? Sikophweka nthawi zonse kukhala olimba mtima pambuyo pa 50, koma ndi chimodzi mwa zida zazikulu mu arsenal yathu.

Za Wolemba: Barbara Hannah Grafferman ndi mtolankhani komanso wolemba The Best After XNUMX.