You’re only as old as you feel…

This is a saying that you hear all the time, and i take slight issue with it and want to clarify how this works for me.

Physically, i haven’t felt my age in quite a while. My body feels much older than my physical age, because it has…. electrical and resulting functional issues. My mind, on the other hand, doesn’t. (knock on wood!) It is young, vibrant and curious. I had a conversation with someone at work about this today, and it has reignited my curiosity about this whole thing.

it seems that whatever age you see yourself as/feel like in your mind has some sort of significance (research ongoing with this), be that life stability, sobriety, major life events or whatever the case may be. My first thought on this was that once this mental image of yourself is set, it doesn’t change, but I’ve realized that that’s not the case. i’ve been thinking a lot about this today, and for a long time, i was probably about 17 in my mind. Later, that shifted to 24. Perhaps even later in life, it will shift again. I don’t know, but i plan to ask more people and continue my research.

and to be clear, this has nothing to do with maturity, intelligence, or responsibility or anything of the sort. I think it has more to do with outlook, how you see and approach the world, and life. And how you see yourself relative to the world and the people in it.

I have to wonder if other people think about this kinda shit without being prompted, and if so, what do they see in their mind’s eye? and how has it changed as they’ve gotten older? So many questions… i need a name plate that says “Laura – Asker of Questions”…