Growing old is a joy and a soul suck.

Middle age can be a horror of epic proportions and a huge blessing at the same time. Life experience has shown me time and again pitfalls to avoid or if unavoidable a way to mitigate their negative impact. At the very least we can usually see bad things approaching instead of being blindsided by them, and at times avoid unnecessary drama and pain. However, growing old will affect you in ways you can do little to nothing…