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with DR. LAURA SCHLESSINGER Still a ‘Badass’ at 79 I
t is january 2026. born january 1947. that makes me 79. Wait. What? Problem here. It must be error in arithmetic. I have always been the youngest . . . seriously.
Started kindergarten when 4. Graduated high school
and started college at 17. Then two master’s degrees and Ph.D. at 27, and immediately became college professor. Always the youngest one. Now, I am only the youngest
one at an octogenarian conference. When you are young, they call you smart, if you
are. As soon as white hairs show up in your eyebrows, you become “wise.” Oh, there’s more. Only a short
time ago my Monday through Friday went like this: 5 a.m.: Rise with breakfast.
here lies the reason I am writing this column: I finally realize I am “older.” Funny, I wasn’t feeling it. Until I hit 77. Then my
schedule changed. I ran out of people to shoot pool and play tennis — or
even pickleball — with. So clearly, it wasn’t me. But it is. I worked out last Monday hard, saw my physical
Work out with heavy weights and a trainer. Second breakfast. Prepare for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. PT SiriusXM radio program and do the three hours, eating lunch during commercials. Finish the show and shoot pool for one hour, followed
by doubles tennis for another hour. Snack. Catch up with news and have dinner. Still tons
of energy. Watch a movie, then shower and bed. Up again at 5. Oh yes, I have to mention that the recovery time for the intense workout was minutes, hahaha. Now? Well,
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Started kindergarten when 4. Graduated high school and started college at 17. Then two master’s degrees and Ph.D. at 27, and immediately became college professor.
therapist (and friend) Tuesday for weekly hour-long session for what I call maintenance, which is seriously painful. Woke up Wednesday and was sooo sore it actually surprised me. No more instant workout recovery. OK. I am “older.” This,
for everyone, is an emotional transition, since we tend to identify ourselves through our strength and energy. Everyone has always called me a “badass,” which I have loved. I still am — but on a whole
different plane. I can dead lift my own weight — once a week. I am
in amazing condition because I have operated as a badass for 79 years. But now, I am a badass for 79. I just had to shift into the
reality of an older-style badass. As long as I can still retain that title, I’m good. Happy New Year!
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