spirituality of aging

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

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.

1. Transform your attitudes about aging,
2. Seek love everywhere,
3. Delight in connectedness,
4. Live in the “Now”
5. Accept your true self,
6. Forgive others and self,
7. Let go of anger and inner turmoil,
8. Give yourself to others,
9. Celebrate your faith,
10. Discover personal meaning in life,
11. Make your feelings work for you, and
12. Achieve balance in your life