On the day we are born, we began the aging process. And although the first 30 or so years seem to be all positive as we matured and developed into adults, few, if any of us, can say we were happy to turn 30, or 40, or 50, or even 60. It seems that we in this country view aging as primarily negative.
We notice little wrinkles, our muscles take longer to recover from those gardening chores, reading the fine print now requires glasses, staying up too late requires three days of recovery, and we all start to think of our mortality, our legacy, and unanswerable questions like “have I done all that I can do with my life?” Yet there is a positive to the aging process, and just maybe it is time we sit back and reflected on what is “good” about getting older.
• We have developed into our own person. We know what we like and don’t like, what works for us and what doesn’t, and no more identity crisis.
• We now have a level of confidence in what we can offer the world. We have accomplished something and these accomplishments help to define who we are and give us confidence.
• Fewer events trigger outrageous reactions in us. We are calmer.
• We are more focused on what we want to accomplish, and, as a result, are more motivated.
• Our legacy becomes more apparent and more of an issue, motivating us to complete unresolved goals.
• Although our health issues seem to be getting more numerous and more serious as we age, we are more equipped to handle them
• We are also a healthier generation than our parents were: we pay more attention to what we eat, staying in shape, and are, generally, more proactive about staying healthy
• We are wise old sages after all.
• And, we have all had an incredible impact on the world. If you doubt that, just play the mind game where you pretend you had not been born and see where the people in your life may have ended up – you have done much more good than bad, had very positives influences on many people, and clearly the world is a better place because of you having been in it!
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