We’re Getting Older
When Social Security first came into being in 1935, our life span was thought to be about 70 years at most. Now, we have learned so much medically and nutritionally that people are living far longer. In 1776, someone born in the US was expected to live to about 35.… Read the rest
Spirituality of Aging
Book on Spirituality of Aging
In doing some research about the spirituality of aging, I came across an author and a book that I want
to share with you. He too talks about aging as a spiritual practice.Here’s an interview with him.
Have you noticed there are certain things you can’t do as easily as you could when you were younger?… Read the rest
Are you Anti-Aging? (excerpt from What You REALLY Want, Wants You book)
It wasn’t until I reached midlife that I finally discovered that beauty was not an either-or issue.
Others also struggle with this issue, as evidenced by the 2004 global effort that DOVE launched called the “Campaign for Real Beauty.” It was meant to act as a catalyst for widening the definition and discussion of beauty and to serve as a starting point for societal change.… Read the rest
Quotes about Aging and Spirituality
You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair. ~Douglas MacArthur
To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old. … Read the rest
12 keys to aging well spiritually
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