It began several months ago with one person, but the list has continued to grow over the past several weeks... More and more I am encountering people who are struggling with their age - even people in their 30’s and 40’s.
Long ago - in my mid-20’s, I made the conscious decision to no longer keep track of my age - for this very reason that I am writing about. Repeatedly I watched it destroy people’s vitality for life. And over these past several weeks it hasn’t been just people of asking about their age, but more so talking about what they can no longer do, and soon be able to do even less. They are creating self-fulfilling prophecies for their deterioration!
Why must we fixate on a physical age? Why must we allow it to define our vitality, and our optimism for life - and more so, for living?
There is never a time when I think about my age. When people question me about my age I think: how old do I feel right now in this moment, and that is how old I am - in that moment. Recently I even began changing the way fill out questionnaires that require a Date of Birth, and Age. First of all if I put down my Date of Birth, why must I also put down my age? Isn’t that that apparent by the Date of Birth? Now, where it asked me my age, I draw the Infinity symbol!
And then there are the doctors. “Well, you know you are now over ???, so you can expect these issues”. Holy shit! Why not just give me a death sentence!
I met a woman last night at a function I attended. She was physically stunning so I told her so. She hugged me, and thanked me profusely - adding that it was especially nice to hear in this “season of life” - referring to her advanced age. I wanted to hug her again - this time telling her how she radiated such a deep beauty, and vitality!
I want to create a movement - an anti-aging movement that celebrates life regardless of age. I want to create a movement that embraces the ages that we feel, in any given moment, instead of the calendar years! Let us embrace life until our very last breath!
Amen to this!! It’s about energy and vitality! My Uncle is 102 and still riding around on his scooter at full speed!