Most people don’t realize it…
but much of what they believe about aging isn’t based on truth.
It’s based on repetition.
Cultural messages.
Unquestioned assumptions.
Stories passed down so often they begin to feel like facts.
And those stories quietly shape how you experience your life.… Read the rest
What you believe about aging may be shaping your experience more than aging itself.
Part of the Embracing Aging hub, where deeper perspectives on conscious aging and transformation are explored.
Aging is not what most people fear.
What they fear is what they believe aging will bring.
Aches and pains, sorrows and losses—growing older isn’t always a laugh a minute.
As the humiliating debate around whether Joe Biden has “aged out” of the presidency continues to play front and center on the American political scene, it becomes more and more clear that America is basically repelled by the aging process and largely clueless about the deeper spiritual possibilities that may lie coiled within it.
AGING AND SPIRITUALITY: After four years of research, these 12 keys were identified as the foundational principles of aging and spirituality letting us open-up to the special grace of our mature years, and taste life in abundance.
Transform your attitudes about aging,
Seek love everywhere,
Delight in connectedness,
Live in the “Now”
Accept your true self,
Forgive others and self,
Let go of anger and inner turmoil,
Give yourself to others,
Celebrate your faith,
Discover personal meaning in life,
Make your feelings work for you, and
Achieve balance in your life… Read the rest