tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post4969813930386107822..comments2023-10-08T08:29:47.056-04:00Comments on Bringing along OCD . . . : About birthdays and turning 50Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-35055407481664169502013-05-26T21:31:56.004-04:002013-05-26T21:31:56.004-04:00Thank you, Patty. Exploring my own spirituality ha...Thank you, Patty. Exploring my own spirituality has become more important to me, too. I hope you enjoy all your creative talents while you're on summer break!Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-37774165538271316912013-05-26T21:30:28.165-04:002013-05-26T21:30:28.165-04:00Thank you, Deanna. Yes, doesn't time fly? It s...Thank you, Deanna. Yes, doesn't time fly? It seems like just yesterday I was turning 40. :-)Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-4584374505062362972013-05-26T21:28:28.019-04:002013-05-26T21:28:28.019-04:00Thank you, Mary. I don't want to go back in ti...Thank you, Mary. I don't want to go back in time, either. I like knowing what I kinow now, and I'm looking forward to learning more and more!Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-7588119054822909282013-05-26T10:15:22.614-04:002013-05-26T10:15:22.614-04:00Happy Birthday Tina! This is such a lovely and pos...Happy Birthday Tina! This is such a lovely and positive post. I am having a tough time in my 50s and really need to explore my spirituality to get into a better place. One more week of school and then I can do my thing. I am thinking of retiring so I can do the things I want. We'll see...Patty https://www.blogger.com/profile/16782608814859112853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-58058524553154004972013-05-26T10:10:27.548-04:002013-05-26T10:10:27.548-04:00YaY!!! 50! so good to read how you just don't ...YaY!!! 50! so good to read how you just don't mind this new decade; I've seen/heard too many mourn to even turn 40. What a blessing to find yourself to grow in beauty and grace as the years turn. (It does seem to pass ever so quick doesn't it? teehee)<br /><br />God Bless you!!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350578149610084498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-29529396315237057282013-05-25T16:43:39.317-04:002013-05-25T16:43:39.317-04:00This is a truly beautiful post, Tina. Thank you s...This is a truly beautiful post, Tina. Thank you so much for sharing . I'm like you, and have mixed feelings about turning 50, (the first day of August.) It's a little scary, but quite exhilarating at the same time! I have so many things i want to accomplish in the coming years, and i'm like you in that i'm more confident and more comfortable with myself than i've ever been. :) But i still have so much to learn, and i look so forward to that. No one could pay me to be 25 again. I like myself now. <br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005482538480063372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-9268305592408178062013-05-25T13:57:40.600-04:002013-05-25T13:57:40.600-04:00Thanks, Sunny. I don't feel 21, but I feel you...Thanks, Sunny. I don't feel 21, but I feel younger than I thought I would at my age. I'm not going to let age be an excuse to stop me from doing something I'm able to do.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-54505848506270486462013-05-25T13:56:15.489-04:002013-05-25T13:56:15.489-04:00Thank you for your kind comment. You have a great ...Thank you for your kind comment. You have a great attitude. I, too, have enjoyed something with every age. Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-37320252800028835442013-05-25T13:54:36.411-04:002013-05-25T13:54:36.411-04:00Thank you, Kristina. I've changed just a wee b...Thank you, Kristina. I've changed just a wee bit through the years. :-)Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-43928856736871768562013-05-25T13:54:02.815-04:002013-05-25T13:54:02.815-04:00Thank you. So you're right behind me in birthd...Thank you. So you're right behind me in birthdays, I see. :-)Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-70883193767610893402013-05-25T13:52:54.697-04:002013-05-25T13:52:54.697-04:00Thank you so much, Georgy. Your comment made me sm...Thank you so much, Georgy. Your comment made me smile. I like testing out the ages, too!Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-74310908175052937742013-05-25T13:36:09.317-04:002013-05-25T13:36:09.317-04:00Oh I agree you have so much living left to do! I t...Oh I agree you have so much living left to do! I try really hard not to focus on age (though it's not always easy). I'm only as old as I allow myself to feel. These days I'm feeling 21!! ha ha71º & Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981113989131619635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-85568123846279087062013-05-24T23:48:03.057-04:002013-05-24T23:48:03.057-04:00Oh, that was 26....that's one bad thing about ...Oh, that was 26....that's one bad thing about being nearly 58....can't remember things for a long time. :)Leave It To Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510401202733633537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-15209212809753842342013-05-24T23:47:15.529-04:002013-05-24T23:47:15.529-04:00I am going to be 58 in July. I have to say I hate...I am going to be 58 in July. I have to say I hated turning 50. I no longer felt like I could go into the jr. section and pick out a tshirt without everyone whispering about me. Now, I am happy to go to the "old lady section" in Dillards and Macys....and all the women who are over 50 know just where I am talking about.....and I like NOT dying my hair anymore. I like getting senior discounts because I still feel young enough to enjoy whatever it is I am getting a senior discount for. Also, I do get a tiny bit of respect being the oldest person at my job. I do mean tiny...but, hey, it's something! I have things about every decade though that make them special to me. I just love this whole entire life thing. Really hate to have to give it up someday...just hope the next life lives up to it's expectations! :) Have a wonderful 50th birthday...and you sure were a cutey pie at 28, weren't you?Leave It To Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510401202733633537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-81393820454518902272013-05-24T22:33:17.280-04:002013-05-24T22:33:17.280-04:00I enjoyed seeing the pics of you at different ages...I enjoyed seeing the pics of you at different ages.Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912518380859086951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-5917525434684984952013-05-24T15:54:24.458-04:002013-05-24T15:54:24.458-04:00happy early birthday to you! i'll be 50 in jul...happy early birthday to you! i'll be 50 in july this year. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-27903667580438592762013-05-24T15:46:33.943-04:002013-05-24T15:46:33.943-04:00God suggested 120 years is a good age for humans -...God suggested 120 years is a good age for humans - SO - you are not even half way . . . <br /><br />My favorite??? I guess i haven't reached my favorite age, yet - I'll have to test them all out and report back later (giggle)<br /><br />Happy Early Birthday to you - i sure am grateful you are here, sharing with all of us.<br />Love & Love,<br />-g-Maggidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857424986925369274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-82098527780304972402013-05-24T15:37:43.602-04:002013-05-24T15:37:43.602-04:00Thanks, Tami, nice to meet you. :-) I really don&#...Thanks, Tami, nice to meet you. :-) I really don't worry about what others think nearly as much as I used to. That is definitely a perk of getting older.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-540276110792175802013-05-24T15:36:20.634-04:002013-05-24T15:36:20.634-04:00Thank you, Nadine. I'm glad you love the 50s. ...Thank you, Nadine. I'm glad you love the 50s. I think it's going to be best yet for me, too! :-)Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-18658975445932117382013-05-24T15:35:33.947-04:002013-05-24T15:35:33.947-04:00Thank you, Karen. I like that advice--sit back and...Thank you, Karen. I like that advice--sit back and enjoy! I really don't feel any different as I get older, either, but I notice some changes in my attitudes and temperament--I think I'm a bit calmer and able to "sit back and enjoy." :-)Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-55670951236601708822013-05-24T15:33:52.040-04:002013-05-24T15:33:52.040-04:00Thank you, Krystal Lynn. That was a wonderful thin...Thank you, Krystal Lynn. That was a wonderful thing for your daughter to say about you and your husband. You have such a compassionate and joyful heart and such a zest for living--it's wonderful to know you!<br /><br />I think my favorite age is right now, too. :-)Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-18842473997917967502013-05-24T14:18:11.426-04:002013-05-24T14:18:11.426-04:0050 is great - you don't have to worry about wh...50 is great - you don't have to worry about what people think of you!<br /><br />Popped by from Random 5 Friday.<br /><br />thriftshopcommando.blogspot.comTami Von Zalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11065017061040785838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-91225860686464987032013-05-24T13:18:07.845-04:002013-05-24T13:18:07.845-04:00Happy upcoming birthday! I love my 50s...best deca...Happy upcoming birthday! I love my 50s...best decade so far! Nadine_Feldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742177071130596367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-58985899205449844152013-05-24T12:53:49.997-04:002013-05-24T12:53:49.997-04:00Happy almost birthday! 50 feels like a big milesto...Happy almost birthday! 50 feels like a big milestone. My husband loved turning 50 (he needs his head examined) - and I went into 50 kicking and screaming (well, maybe not really screaming). The truth is - I don't feel much different, and my 50's have been good so far. I guess the trick is to just sit back and enjoy!Karen Lakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493883087361055962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-79933640663818888052013-05-24T11:43:21.105-04:002013-05-24T11:43:21.105-04:00Happy Birthday Tina. I can relate to your feelings...Happy Birthday Tina. I can relate to your feelings on turning 50. I do appreciate my years of living and yet there is a lingering of when I was a child and people 50 were really old to me, so it makes me gasp to think I am over 50. LOL. I will be 55 this year and I will technically qualify for senior discounts some places..and I feel nothing like a senior. I am probably in the best physical health of my life, exercise has done wonders for me mentally and physically and I thank God for that. And I am so grateful that I am not being so bogged down and drained from intense OCD anymore. My biggest regret are the years I feel I was really crippled with OCD, what a waste. <br /> My daughter and I were chatting on the phone the other day and she told me that she had spoken to someone that her parents have young souls and the older we get the more adventurous we have become. I wanted to hug her through the phone, it made me feel really good to think I am thought of that way. <br />I think my favorite age might be now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16288842067954888301noreply@blogger.com