Hi, first off I was diagnosed with fibro-m as well as cfs (as well as arthritis) when I was 7 years old ... Exercise and water help lots. Believe it or not so does a forced smile.

As far as being too old to chase your dreams

I don't know much but from what I've gathered it's our dreams, hopes and greatest fears that equal what we define as reality.

The objective, let the hopes and the dreams overcome the fear and manifest destiny.

It's never too late to never give up.

Good luck.

NEVER! Take one step at a time ... And stop listening to other people! First, you have to believe your goals are POSSIBLE to achieve, and they are, as long AS YOU BELIEVE. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-06-01/local/me-363_1_medical-school

Jai, I had thought you were all set to become a minister; what happened? Was this not your dream? I remember you had a problem with getting your actual diploma, but once you are working in the field, paying off the loan shouldn't be a problem.

But there are other callings for you, for sure. Your writing skills are so excellent. Have you thought of tutoring, or starting a blog for people with MPD or a blog-type of on-line ministry? Lots of people make money blogging. And your love of animals! How about volunteering at the animal shelter. So many homeless pets just need hugs and attention at the shelter....you would not even have to walk much. Surely there is something you can do to feel more fulfilled.

Although I would rather not age either, we do, and perhaps have days we don't feel as young anymore, but we still have plenty of opportunities and plenty of worth. I wouldn't divert my mind with that but instead would keep going forward with something.

We are here to encourage you. God put you here for a reason, and you have a calling. Go for it!

Work towards the fulfillment of your dreams, don't worry about whether you will reach your goals or not. Think about doing it this way, doesn't that give the whole idea more freedom, more breathing room? Or are you too much a perfectionist for that? I don't know, I'm only thinking out loud... I played the piano too, when I was younger - never got further than performing a 'polonaise' of Chopin and some 3-voice Bach stuff, but later on I started playing in a band and at one time 'my' trio (bass, percussion and myself on synthesizer) got to play on a regular basis at wedding parties and occasions like that. Music made it possible for me to stop working at the factory too. Is it only classical piano you like to play? How about building up a repertoire of more swingy music, or jazzy even?

With regards to your health, I think people also got that upside down: first you feel bad (by thinking you're getting old, watching you skin getting more wrinkled, the gray hairs start to appear, there's a little pain here, a little pain there, all of which confirm what you already were thinking, 'I'm getting old' :-) This leads to thinking about giving up on some dreams, which in turn generates more symptoms and there you have it: you're old!

Watch some youtube video's of Dr. Bruce Lipton (who also wrote an amazing book, 'The Biology of Belief'), read about the placebo effect - and definitely about the 'nocebo effect - spontaneous remissions, get over the assumptions of doctors, who tell everybody that 'alternative medicine' is dangerous, while they're poisoning their patients with chemo and radiation, take a look at EFT, Sedona Method, and so on. In other words, get in touch with what's behind so called reality - get empowered by the knowledge you'll discover that way.

Or... just lie down and give up... It's really your choice, you know. I'm in my fifties now and can't even begin to tell you what I've discovered about life, once I started digging real deep - after a loved one got diagnosed with malignant cancer - it was as if the universe went out of its way to help us.

Ok, I'm just gonna publish this comment, 'cause I'm sure that, if I read it over first, I'll probably delete it and maybe, just maybe, you'll find something useful in my ramblings...

Get on with it, Jai, you can always give up later if that's what you really want, after all.

The younger always followed the old. In that case your are strongest man then ever in this world. The age depends on internal strength but not passing days. So I wish you all the best to your dreams. "Unbounded confident is the key note to success".

Thank you Nagaraju

Whatever you need will be provided to you, when you live in a state of Appreciation and away from that feeling of "lack".