I have lately been thinking about aging. What it means and how it impacts our lives. If you really think about aging you realize that it is a natural progression in one’s life that one really cannot avoid. I am not saying we should all go around feeling sorry for ourselves because we are aging moment by moment in our human habitat. I actually am trying to encourage us to embrace aging in a beautiful way. I do believe we should live good healthy lives, exercise, eat well and embrace a positive outlook on life. These are some of the basic life principles that were passed onto me from some of dear friends who were in their twilight years. I was so blessed to have these wise women as mentors and friends throughout my life. We would spend countless hours sharing in conversations about life, history and scared experiences that you would never see on tv or the internet or read about in a newspaper or book today.
They taught me so much about
preparing for “aging” or maybe better said about life, and how to live a life
filled with joy through all things as oppose to letting life take over one’s destiny.
I recently found myself revisiting the aging topic as I was combing through the newspaper and watching the
morning news, I started to notice how a majority of featured articles and advertisements were about age defiance. They
featured miracle potions, drinks and creams that would take years off of your
life within minutes. Amazing, I thought, nothing has changed
throughout time, as we are still searching for the fountain of youth to solve
the challenges of our daily lives. I began to hear the voices of my mentors
from some of our wonderful conversations and realized that many of our discussions
concluded with the same theme, that how you live life is your choice. I was taught that you can choose to live a
joyous life from the heart and strive to “look up” and “look on the bright
side” to guide you through your daily journey or you can allow the muddiness of
life take over. This is why I have
chosen to live life through my heart and not allow the day-to-day worldly life
take over.
I know some may say this way of living is too simple or silly and that I may not understand their challenges. I agree, that I will never be able to walk in someone else’s footsteps, but I have learn from my own life experiences, that by choosing to “look up” and trust my heart I have been living a joyful journey beyond my imagination. It’s a choice.
And I thank my very special mentors and friends for sharing their wisdom on aging which has been a joyous treasure of life for me.
I know some may say this way of living is too simple or silly and that I may not understand their challenges. I agree, that I will never be able to walk in someone else’s footsteps, but I have learn from my own life experiences, that by choosing to “look up” and trust my heart I have been living a joyful journey beyond my imagination. It’s a choice.
And I thank my very special mentors and friends for sharing their wisdom on aging which has been a joyous treasure of life for me.
