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Encouragement: June is leaving us. Here's some mid-summer encouragement!

6/24/2016

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As the middle of summer approaches, we should concentrate on the positive side of aging. Traveling, beaches (and all those young bodies), and the knowledge that we are half way through another year of our life, is a good time to remember words from those who have reached certain milestones and lived to talk about it.
Read these quotes and use them to lift you up on those days when you are weak and letting the world age you. Remember this one for sure:
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"We are always the same age inside."
    - Gertrude Stein


For your encouragement and laughter:

    Golda Meir:        "Being seventy is not a sin."
    
                (My take: Why is getting older a negative?                  In many cultures the elders are held in high                 respect and look to for advice and wisdom. In             America, getting older seems to be a sin. I                   agree with Gold Meir....it's not a sin to be over 50, 60 , 70, or beyond.)

    Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach:    "In youth we learn; in age we understand."

                (My take: When we are young, we think we             have all the answers. In America, a lot of                      young people look at elders as feeble or                      losing touch. In reality, it's not until we have                 lived a full life that we really understand it. It               would be to the advantage of the youth in                      America to begin to l earn from their elders, so     not to repeat mistakes and to have the advantage
of finding true happiness at a young age.)

    George Burns:        "If you live to be one hundred, you've got it made. Very few people                     die past that age."

   (My take: He has this right! LOL)

    Mae West:        "You only live once. If you do it right, once is enough."

                (My take: You gotta love Mae West's humor. Yes, I hope I'm doing it right! ☺)

    Maya Angelou:        "At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself."

         (My take: When I turned 50, it wasn't earth               shattering for me, but I did find out quickly how            much it changes the way the world views, mostly           western culture, the over 50 person. You are the              same person and yet, suddenly you know less,              expected to dress differently, and basically     start slowing down towards retirement. Thankfully, I didn't buy into this way of thinking. I did wake up to myself, that's why I started this blog...to share in that awakening and help other women witness their own awakening. Thank you, Maya Angelou for such an insightful quote.)
    
Hope these insights from others who offer inspirational words on aging lift your spirits. Remember, do not let other people define your age. You are only as old as you choose to be. Live a life on fire! Live every day like it really matters, because it does - to you and to others. Wake up to yourself! Make your life so good that once is enough! It's all in your attitude, don't allow anyone to put you in a box until you are physically dead!

Live a life on fire!

Please share your thoughts on aging. Do you feel that some younger people want to put you in a box and consider your value as used up? How did you feel about turning 50? 60? 70? 80? What can our generation do to change this way of thinking in America?

XOXO

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Donna Hames
6/26/2016 08:42:40 am

Gee Sherl, This is so good, I cannot think of a reply. I especially agree about United States youth having a different perspective on aging than, say, Asian countries.

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Sheryl
6/27/2016 08:57:04 pm

Thanks, Donna. Glad you found value in this post. Traditionally, youth in Japan look to their elders for wisdom. Families consider it an honor to share their home with an aging parent or family member.
In America, I see this very rarely. Baby boomers seem to want to care for their elderly parents, but the younger generation seem more interested in themselves and "living their own life". If we were to align our own thinking to what the media would have us believe, we would lay down and die on our 60th birthday (maybe a bit of an exaggeration - lol). There are always exceptions to any rule, but the majority seems the run that way. We are living longer, healthier lives, but if we don't exercise that life, we will only exist and not really live. How sad that would be.

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