Because I'm not the same today as I was in '58, or '59 or even '71.
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We all have friends and loved ones who say 60's the new 30. No. Sixty's the new 60.
It used to be 65 when you went into retirement. Before that, when you got into your 50s, you were getting older.
I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s and early '70s.
I don't know why people are so obsessed with age anyway. I mean, 90 is the new 70; 70 is the new 50 and 50 is the new 40; so the whole act-your-age thing? Only up to a point.
I think 60 is when many people hit their prime. We elect many of our presidents in their 60s. At that age, people are full of ideas and their best self. I wanted to dig into my potential and bring out my best self.
Turning 60 had an impact on my heart and soul, I must say, because you're dealing with time: past, present, and future. You suddenly realize you've come down the road quite a ways.
My first recognition of age setting in was exactly on my 36th birthday. I have no idea why, on this day of all days, I looked in the mirror and realized my face no longer looked young.
When I was a kid, for me, the '60s seemed so far away. But I was actually born in the late '60s.
When I turned 59, I looked at that as the first day of my 60th year, so I've been 60 for the last 365 days, in my opinion. So I've been thinking all this year, I'm 60 - this is the time when I need to get some stuff done.
I suddenly find out that I'm 60, and I get shocked by the number, because I feel like I'm 20.
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