Not Sure About This

[WIP]

I’ve been troubled lately and I’m not sure if it’s my imagination or real. This is very subtle but it is enough that I have noticed it. I am only 57 but it seems that my ability to focus or manage daily living isn’t quite what I’ve come to expect. I have been feeling almost overwhelmed lately with my daily tasks.

For example, I have two hay racks in our shed that need to be unloaded. Each of them only has about 20 bales on it. If I just get started I know I can unload them in about 1/2 hour or 45 minutes but I just can’t seem to motivate myself to do it. I need to get at least one of them unloaded because I have another five acres that is over-due for cutting and I need to get that done, which will only take about 1-1/2 hours to do.

I am the chairperson of our small country church and I need to put together an agenda and schedule a meeting for the first part of August and get that notice sent out but I feel like I don’t have the time, which is really weird because I know it really doesn’t take much time to do that. I just need to do it.

I have also been asked by our pastor to deliver a Sunday message in his absence on August 14. He serves two congregations and has also asked me to lead the liturgy for the other congregation because those who usually do it for him will be unavailable. I have my message pretty much completed and I know I can trust the Holy Spirit to guide me but I still feel apprehensive and anxious. I also can’t seem to focus on preparing to lead the liturgy for the other congregation which differs a little from our own. Not much, but enough. I don’t doubt they will be forgiving if I mess up. I know it’s not about perfectly following the order but ultimately about worship and praise for our Lord but still….

Thoughts?

 

[Eugene]

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You ain't seen nuttin yet Brother WIP. That old man "Age" seems to be a motivational defeatist at best. I found me seeking a much easier path of property upkeep soon after your present age, and that was to go maintained condo housing, and even then I would hire painters, and whatever other fixes needed that were my responsibility I once did myself.

I did join a gym to maintain some semblance of health, but then diet becomes a major contributor of whatever success you realize. I truthfully believe sixty-two years of an active lifestyle such as you describe takes its toll to the point it's an effort to do anything, and I pray you're ready or near retirement.

My wife tired of living twenty-two floors up located on the downtown mall, and wanted to return to a home. Well we did although my attitude hasn't changed; I have people mow, clean, and trim my yard, paint my house, and if I had the need to have bales of hay I'd find someone to do that too. I do sort of miss the horses and carriages that parked across the street.

Now this separation from real life occurs rapidly, and your concern is felt by near all experiencing falling apart. I would recommend having a good physical to make sure no health issues are sapping your strength, but you sound pretty normal to me.
Blessings brother in Jesus' name.

 

[Christ_empowered]

hi. I have a family member who started having more pronounced cognitive weirdness and distractability (sp?) and such after 50 or so. She takes a low dose of amphetamine now, and that seems have fixed the problem.

Other than that...you might wanna take a look at your diet. Sometimes people don't get enough B vitamins and such, and that can make for cognitive issues. Me, I take a b-100 complex daily, with a lot of food. It seems to help.

That's really all I could come up with.

 

[reba]

This is the second time you have posted something like this.. it must not be a passing thing..
Please take the time to talk to your family doctor..
a thorough blood test.... test for everything and anything,,,,
a slight long term infection can throw our thinking off kilter...blood sugar levels
Please dont accept a short term bandaid fix...
Lord , we ask You to hold our brother close.. Let him feel Your support Your presence ... Open the doors he needs to step through... Help him get the hay in ... WIP is a big part of Your harvest team here on earth... just now he could use some of Your help with his harvest...

 

[AirDancer]

Sometimes when the to-do list grows, we feel overwhelmed. And as that to-do list continues to grow longer and longer, it's human nature to sort of 'freeze'. A degree of anxiety develops as well. What one has to do is to step back, evaluate that list, and start small. One thing at a time until the to-do list is more manageable.

Gotta mention as well that as the anxiety/freeze occurs, stress starts to build. So does the 'beating up of one's self' for lack of getting things done.

I agree with the suggestion to have a physical and blood work-up. It could easily be an off-kilter imbalance (sugar; particular vitamins).

You're in my prayers, WIP.

 

[JohnDB]

Yes,. Get to an endocrinologist and get all your hormones checked. Everything from testosterone to thyroid.

But then also...drink more water.
Slightly being dehydrated can put you into a lazy funk... also give you kidney stones.

And turn off the news. It's depressing. The world may be going to Hell but YOU are NOT.

So nothing else left but the doing.

 

[WIP]

I appreciate all the replies and support. Thanks. Just so you know, last evening with my daughter's help we got that hay unloaded and took a pretty good load off me as well. Today I will cut some more and hopefully the weather will cooperate. Wednesday I was running on about 3 hours sleep from the night before because I couldn't sleep for some reason and that may have added to my slump that day causing me to feel worse than needed.

 

[Eugene]

Wednesday I was running on about 3 hours sleep from the night before because I couldn't sleep for some reason and that may have added to my slump that day causing me to feel worse than needed.

Well duh!!!

 

[reba]

Go get checked out

 

[smaller]

I’ve been troubled lately and I’m not sure if it’s my imagination or real. This is very subtle but it is enough that I have noticed it. I am only 57 but it seems that my ability to focus or manage daily living isn’t quite what I’ve come to expect. I have been feeling almost overwhelmed lately with my daily tasks.

For example, I have two hay racks in our shed that need to be unloaded. Each of them only has about 20 bales on it. If I just get started I know I can unload them in about 1/2 hour or 45 minutes but I just can’t seem to motivate myself to do it. I need to get at least one of them unloaded because I have another five acres that is over-due for cutting and I need to get that done, which will only take about 1-1/2 hours to do.

I am the chairperson of our small country church and I need to put together an agenda and schedule a meeting for the first part of August and get that notice sent out but I feel like I don’t have the time, which is really weird because I know it really doesn’t take much time to do that. I just need to do it.

I have also been asked by our pastor to deliver a Sunday message in his absence on August 14. He serves two congregations and has also asked me to lead the liturgy for the other congregation because those who usually do it for him will be unavailable. I have my message pretty much completed and I know I can trust the Holy Spirit to guide me but I still feel apprehensive and anxious. I also can’t seem to focus on preparing to lead the liturgy for the other congregation which differs a little from our own. Not much, but enough. I don’t doubt they will be forgiving if I mess up. I know it’s not about perfectly following the order but ultimately about worship and praise for our Lord but still….

Thoughts?

Change your diet, change your life. As we age If we eat too much animal proteins and unhealthy (processed) fats it coagulates in the brain. I'm several years older than you are, and had a lot of bad eating habits I had to change. A lot of people in my family tree have also had severe alzheimers, which gave me the red alert a long time ago.

The results have been nothing less than amazing, particularly in the thoughts/motivational arena. It does take some personal discipline and resolve. And not everyone has this issue. But I would suggest it's both health/body related, and primarily diet related. Bad eating habits can also be a contributor to sleep problems. I grew up in Minnesota and lived there til I was in my late 20's. I know your diet, if it is like everyone else's. A lot of meat/dairy. These need to go away.

 

[th1b.taylor]

I’ve been troubled lately and I’m not sure if it’s my imagination or real. This is very subtle but it is enough that I have noticed it. I am only 57 but it seems that my ability to focus or manage daily living isn’t quite what I’ve come to expect. I have been feeling almost overwhelmed lately with my daily tasks.

For example, I have two hay racks in our shed that need to be unloaded. Each of them only has about 20 bales on it. If I just get started I know I can unload them in about 1/2 hour or 45 minutes but I just can’t seem to motivate myself to do it. I need to get at least one of them unloaded because I have another five acres that is over-due for cutting and I need to get that done, which will only take about 1-1/2 hours to do.

I am the chairperson of our small country church and I need to put together an agenda and schedule a meeting for the first part of August and get that notice sent out but I feel like I don’t have the time, which is really weird because I know it really doesn’t take much time to do that. I just need to do it.

I have also been asked by our pastor to deliver a Sunday message in his absence on August 14. He serves two congregations and has also asked me to lead the liturgy for the other congregation because those who usually do it for him will be unavailable. I have my message pretty much completed and I know I can trust the Holy Spirit to guide me but I still feel apprehensive and anxious. I also can’t seem to focus on preparing to lead the liturgy for the other congregation which differs a little from our own. Not much, but enough. I don’t doubt they will be forgiving if I mess up. I know it’s not about perfectly following the order but ultimately about worship and praise for our Lord but still….

Thoughts?

There comes a time when we need to begin to teach others as we let go and just lead.

 

[stovebolts]

I'll be 50 next month and am already tasting it... The weeks before July 4 I was working 60 plus hrs a week and trying to maintain paying bills, and food etc. took me 3 days of vacation to get right.
I did change my diet. I quit coffee and substituted it for herbal tea. I also try to avoid meat. I'm not a vegan, but I can tell when I eat too much meat. I feel sluggish.
Years ago I had to cut out cheese and about 2 years ago I cut out milk.
I know everyone's body is different, but at my age, diet has a direct impact, and I'm adjusting as needed.

Hope you start feeling better

 

[Edward]

I just turned 54 recently so I can relate to everything that's been said. I thought aging wouldn't be that bad, and it might not have been if I hadn't broke my back etc., that took a lot of wind out of my sails.

It's hard to motivate now. I can be stoic and just do it, but I pay for it later.

Diet huh? That makes sense. I'll second what CE said about the B vitamins. I learned long ago that when one is grumpy depressed & has a bad attitude, that it's time for some more B12. The sub lingual type is best.

Attitude adjustment in a jar, lol.

 

[Hospes]

Low B12 and low testosterone are typical of guys hitting their fifties. Easy to fix.

 

[dianegcook]

I’ve been troubled lately and I’m not sure if it’s my imagination or real. This is very subtle but it is enough that I have noticed it. I am only 57 but it seems that my ability to focus or manage daily living isn’t quite what I’ve come to expect. I have been feeling almost overwhelmed lately with my daily tasks.

For example, I have two hay racks in our shed that need to be unloaded. Each of them only has about 20 bales on it. If I just get started I know I can unload them in about 1/2 hour or 45 minutes but I just can’t seem to motivate myself to do it. I need to get at least one of them unloaded because I have another five acres that is over-due for cutting and I need to get that done, which will only take about 1-1/2 hours to do.

I am the chairperson of our small country church and I need to put together an agenda and schedule a meeting for the first part of August and get that notice sent out but I feel like I don’t have the time, which is really weird because I know it really doesn’t take much time to do that. I just need to do it.

I have also been asked by our pastor to deliver a Sunday message in his absence on August 14. He serves two congregations and has also asked me to lead the liturgy for the other congregation because those who usually do it for him will be unavailable. I have my message pretty much completed and I know I can trust the Holy Spirit to guide me but I still feel apprehensive and anxious. I also can’t seem to focus on preparing to lead the liturgy for the other congregation which differs a little from our own. Not much, but enough. I don’t doubt they will be forgiving if I mess up. I know it’s not about perfectly following the order but ultimately about worship and praise for our Lord but still….

Thoughts?

Some of us are not spring chickens anymore.
I'll be 58 in a few months, I feel your pain...literally , lol
I really don't know what kinda work you have done through your life, but it is harder on the ones that had done heavy labor.
For example my husband, construction worker, sheet metal mechanic, working on roofs in extreme heat and cold..
Seems like you have described the "out door life".
Thank God, we have a son that does the yard work, and chops our firewood.
It has been extremely hot here lately, breaking records, hard to get motivated to do anything, just sitting back and chilling.
Just don't take on heavy loads...
It can be something the docs can fix, but sometimes it is our bodies, feeling all our task that we have done through the years.
You are in my prayers,

 

[Edward]

Yep. I should've went to college and been a paper shuffler instead of picking up a wrench...

I'd be sittin' at a desk makin big bucks right now...

 

[for_his_glory]

I'll be 62 in a few months and my giddy up seems to have gone up and left me behind. I find myself procrastinating where I use to be a getter done kind of person. I haven't worked since I turned 50 when I went on full disability with my first knee replacement and then since have had the other knee replaced and a hip needing the other one done soon. I use to be very active, but Arthritis has slowed me down. I love working out in the yard and when I can get myself out there I do pay the price as I can barely move as I push myself to much at times. I believe that old saying that slow and steady wins the race, but seems the race track got a little longer. I agree with everyone here that a good checkup is always a good thing plus vitamin supplements are very important especially at our ages and the best are those of natural herbs without any added chemicals in them as they really make me feel better and do give me more energy. I have been out of them for awhile and need to order more. I get them through swansonvitimins.com and they are really cheaper than the over the counter ones at the store.

 

[Douglas Summers]

I’ve been troubled lately and I’m not sure if it’s my imagination or real. This is very subtle but it is enough that I have noticed it. I am only 57 but it seems that my ability to focus or manage daily living isn’t quite what I’ve come to expect. I have been feeling almost overwhelmed lately with my daily tasks.

For example, I have two hay racks in our shed that need to be unloaded. Each of them only has about 20 bales on it. If I just get started I know I can unload them in about 1/2 hour or 45 minutes but I just can’t seem to motivate myself to do it. I need to get at least one of them unloaded because I have another five acres that is over-due for cutting and I need to get that done, which will only take about 1-1/2 hours to do.

I am the chairperson of our small country church and I need to put together an agenda and schedule a meeting for the first part of August and get that notice sent out but I feel like I don’t have the time, which is really weird because I know it really doesn’t take much time to do that. I just need to do it.

I have also been asked by our pastor to deliver a Sunday message in his absence on August 14. He serves two congregations and has also asked me to lead the liturgy for the other congregation because those who usually do it for him will be unavailable. I have my message pretty much completed and I know I can trust the Holy Spirit to guide me but I still feel apprehensive and anxious. I also can’t seem to focus on preparing to lead the liturgy for the other congregation which differs a little from our own. Not much, but enough. I don’t doubt they will be forgiving if I mess up. I know it’s not about perfectly following the order but ultimately about worship and praise for our Lord but still….

Thoughts?

I have been there WIP. I have worked hard most of my life, and more than not, I have worked some very physically hard jobs where I was actually dragging on the ground almost lifeless. But after a hot bath and a good nights sleep, I was ready to go at it again. Not so much now. When I retired 2 years ago, I cleared out a half acre of an over grown forest area on my property with a hand saw, large pruning cutter, shovel and rake. It took me several months. I will be 71 in a couple of months. In this last year I'am tired of fooling with it any more. For a born again believer (Spirit filled) man's priorities change. The lord is leading me to put away the things of this life and be diligent in my calling and election. Now that is what the lord has purposed in me.

Two things: Depression can cause the same symptoms. Here are some things to check. Trouble sleeping, nothing seems important or orderly in your life. Feeling of uselessness, or unworthy, sadness and feeling lonely, loss of appetite. These are just some of the symptoms of depression. Also the absence of vitamin B-12 (you can buy it at any place that sells vitamins (2500 mg). Stay away from caffeine for awhile and see if that helps. About Sunday's message- It should not be your message and Jesus's name should be in it (Jesus said). What is it that the Lord has illuminated or opened up to you lately. Share it with the Church,,,Keep it Scriptural.

I hope this is helpful.
In Christ
Douglas Summers

 

[WIP]

I do appreciate all the comments and support. Thank you.

 

[th1b.taylor]

I'll be 62 in a few months and my giddy up seems to have gone up and left me behind. I find myself procrastinating where I use to be a getter done kind of person. I haven't worked since I turned 50 when I went on full disability with my first knee replacement and then since have had the other knee replaced and a hip needing the other one done soon. I use to be very active, but Arthritis has slowed me down. I love working out in the yard and when I can get myself out there I do pay the price as I can barely move as I push myself to much at times. I believe that old saying that slow and steady wins the race, but seems the race track got a little longer. I agree with everyone here that a good checkup is always a good thing plus vitamin supplements are very important especially at our ages and the best are those of natural herbs without any added chemicals in them as they really make me feel better and do give me more energy. I have been out of them for awhile and need to order more. I get them through swansonvitimins.com and they are really cheaper than the over the counter ones at the store.

Those are also the best and without their Cranberry Caps I would have already passed from urinary infection. I am down to Color and Cranberries.