What's one assumption about getting older you've had to let go of?

We all carry ideas about aging that we absorbed somewhere along the way — from our parents, from culture, from watching others. Some of them turn out to be true. Many don’t.

I’ll start: I saw all around my older relatives and their friends that aging meant slowing down, something to be dreaded, and really living day-to-day. I’ve completely changed that view about getting older.

What’s one belief about aging you’ve had to revise? No right answers here — just curious what’s shifted for you.