Getting older has made me more disciplined. Wish I'd listened to my body with this much care 20 years ago. There's no ignoring anything any more, and I think I'm in better shape for it.

Had a long talk with a younger woman last week--she talked about fears, one of which was "afraid of getting old." Not much sympathy here. I said, You get old or you get dead, pick. No point in being afraid of old, but OK to be more specific about what exactly you're afraid of, because THAT can be dealt with. Progress.