Old versus Older

So for some reason this is what came to me at 4am this morning. Came to me; that is funny. Of course I've been thinking about this. I'm going to be 37! Should I be worried, scared, indifferent, etc.? Maybe all those things. I have no idea why turning 30 was so traumatic for me and 37 seems to be no big deal. A friend of mine made a good point and helped change my attitude around. I find it amazing that a word can make you feel different inside; change your out look. Old versus Older. I was finding myself saying that "I'm old" when I could not remember something or muscle/bones ached, etc. All the stuff that happens to all of us. Especially the fact that we all have times when we can't remember something. Heck I've always had a problem with that. Come on...the best is when you go to a room and don't remember why you went there. But then on the other hand I seem to always have useless 80's information in my head. Yippee for big hair bands and one hit wonders. Anyway, I'm getting off my point. As I found myself saying "I'm old" and honestly was feeling it. I felt run down; I felt OLD. Then this friend of mine told me to stop saying that or I would "be" old. That I needed to look at it/believe it; that I'm just getting older. We all get older, but it doesn't mean that we still can't be active and live life to its fullest; no matter what our age (the number) is. I began to think about this and then started just saying it, "I'm getting older". Just changing the word was making a difference in how I felt, in how I was living my life and I honestly believe even in my health. I felt better! So basically my rambling has to do with we are not old; we are all just getting older. Age really is just a number and we are as old or older (however you want to look at it) as we want to perceive ourselves. So bring it on 37, I'm just getting older.