We Want to ‘BE’ Old but Not ‘GET’ Old!

How I feel about getting old.

Rhyena Halpern
Crow’s Feet
Published in
6 min readSep 9, 2023

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Photo by Ravi Patel on Unsplash

My first thought is to clarify that, no, that is not a picture of me above, despite the beauty I see in her. See what I mean about not wanting to ‘get’ old?

But let me say unequivocally that I do like ‘being’ older: I am in my mid-sixties and am absolutely, positively amazed by how much more joy I experience in my life in…

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Rhyena Halpern
Crow’s Feet

End of Life Doula who loves to write on Death & Dying, Third Act/Retirement, Wellness, Healing & Trauma, Sexuality/Romance/Aging. rhyhalpern@gmail.com