I turned 62 and Was Feeling Lonely, Until I Realized This
Hi There, I'm Kevin, and I'm 62 Ha, almost sounds like an AA meeting but today it is different. Today is a meet and greet. I wanted to share why I built this community and why I think you belong here. On my birthday of Sept 13, 2025, I penned myself a personal, hopefully inspirational note, that I had no plans to re discover, I just wrote it. Luckily for me, I was searching my computer and found the note in October. I read it again and did a few quick queries. I found I was not alone in my personal conversation. Others were feeling the same way and talking about it. See r/50something, r/AskWomenOver50, Search :feeling invisible over 50. So with some consideration of pros and cons, I decided to create a place to talk. We can talk and connect in community and I welcome Dm's all day, but for now, I wanted to share my letter to self. Unedited except for a bit of grammar. It is how I am still feeling today. --------------------------------------------------- Here is something I started to observe about 2 years ago. I don't get noticed much any more. I don't elicit the interested conversation from others, I don't seem to inspire others to engage with me. From others perceptions, it seems My personality, hence my existence has dulled in the world. There was a younger me that felt equal in any room and it miss led me to feel important. It miss led me to judge my self on some scale. Now, I feel a lack of perception, possibly due to the full white hair. Today I turn 62, Today, I chuckle at the opportunity ahead. It is a time to be strong, i can go undetected in most everything i do, as i don't stand out. So, be a fucken star for my self, work and do what I want to accomplish with no checks or balances, no longer a metric in society to be evaluated or compared to. I'm free to do So be a super star and accomplish my goals. they matter to me, immensely. Happy Birthday to me! And happy opening day to anyone who also has felt this way! ------------------------------------------------------------