Lessons Learned From Growing Older But Not Up

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 7 p.m.

b'As GamerDude points out in this episode, growing older is inevitable but how you "grow up" is completely up to you. Relying on Jimmy Buffett\'s philosophy, GamerDude talks about the choice we all have in our attitudes about growing older and about choosing between keeping\\xa0youthful attitudes as we grow older\\xa0or becoming the "get off my lawn guy."\\n\\nGamerDude\\xa0talks about when he realized that growing older changes your outlook on life, and your physical abilities, but doesn\'t have to change the way you feel about yourself. He talks about playing in an adult basketball league in his late thirties, and how he realized that there was a difference between "young adults" and "adults." He talks about how dealing with that realization has a direct impact on how happy you will be with your life.\\n\\nHe also talks about things that he has learned from growing older, and the freedom you get when you understand that growing older frees you to make choices that are good for you. He talks about coming to the understanding that it\'s important to make choices, and surround yourself with people, that are good for you, and that make you happy. He talks about making the most out of your life with the people who mean the most to you. He also talks about the importance of taking pictures of your every day life so that, down the road, you remember the little things that were important to you then, and remind you\\xa0of where you\'ve come from.\\n\\n*Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS*'