Good Morning MoMo1313
I would love to share with you my tips on growing old gracefully.
I believe fear at any age and especially the elder years is the driving force behind the way we look at the aging process. There is a sacred place within us that we must turn to in our elder years. During our lifetime we have been programmed to believe that old people are hardly good for anything. We live in a culture dominated by the glorification and power of youth, we are generally viewed as " over-the-hill" people who suffer from physical and mental decline. Is it any wonder we fear growing older, however we are programmed to believe all the negativity. We have to let go of the analytical thinking process, we forget that we are the ones that put all of these thoughts in our head, not only do we place these thoughts in our head, we answer them as well, we can be our very worst enemy. A very good tip, no longer look at life in the past or in the furture, just for the day, that way it is simplified and there is peace in the moment. There is alot of wonderful things happen when you live in the moment, you see things differently, I tend not to waste the 24 hours feeling bad. Change your attitude and your thoughts and that will free you.
I also have a gratitude journal, before my feet hit the floor in the morning I write five things I am grateful for, it sets the tone for the day.
I think if we are attached to something that is negative and worrisome, it will cause us the most grief, "detach" from anything that makes you feel fearful and full of anxiety.
This is a very special time in our life, we have earned our stripes, it is a time of transformation, rebirth and celebration, we need to transform our negative thinking into a thinking of celebration, not taking our elder years for granted, we can still make memories and enjoy the time we have. To be honest with you anytime I want to feel sorry for myself I think of the little children at St. Judes and somehow my feeling sorry for myself falls away.
My final tip, love and forgive yourself, experience the love of your family and friends, keep toxic negative folks away from you, accept that you are in a place where you need to be and embrace it. Please do not think the end is near, somehow when we think of aging and the dying process, that is exactly the time we start really living, one's life situation at any given time may be wonderful or horrible, but one's life is always good, this perception comes from living in your heart instead of your head and living in the moment, knowing that to just live and enjoy the moment is enough. Blessings!
I will be 71 in a week and the aging process has been a education. I really do believe that we should get a introduction/education to the aging process in our much younger years. There should be a class that makes us realize how short our life span is and how precious it is. I am not talking about all the medical info and facts out there telling us on a daily basis how we should age gracefully, the right creams, the right vitamins, the right shoes, etc. etc. etc. We really do have to accomplish alot in such a short amount of time. Each ten year span I thought I finally got it, the window blind went up and it all seemed clear to me, then......I don't know exactly when it happened I looked down at my hands and knew for sure I was aging, wondered when it happened to me. Then something very special happened also, I embraced the wrinkles, sagging skin, age spots, looks were not as important to me anymore. I had time to look more to the inside then the outside . I saw the many blessings in my life, I saw that my class is half full, I stayed on my knees in gratitude, "my cup runneth over." I love nature, my birds , I love my flowers and garden, watching the seasons, the cycle of life that surrounded me, was the best education I could get in the aging process. Yessiree there are a heck of alot of aches and pains, alot of unpredictability but somehow a feeling of gratitude in my heart has made all the difference to me. Blessings!
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