What Roadblocks Keep You From Aging Well?
What Advice Would You Give?
Hi Everyone!
It’s time for our second pop-up discussion. Are you ready? These topics allow us to connect and discuss important aging-related issues. We can trade tips, discuss concerns, and share successes.
If you read the newsletter, I assume you're interested in aging well, staying healthy, and enjoying life, or know someone who is.
Experience tells me it’s not as easy as it sounds. Even though we have the best intentions, many issues, rationalizations, and excuses can get in our way.
A significant roadblock for me is my feelings. I can easily get discouraged and anxious, for example. I try to make friends with those feelings, take them seriously, listen to their messages, ask what they need, and be compassionate. Sometimes, that works, but sometimes it doesn’t.
So, I wondered what roadblocks keep you from aging well, and what solutions might you recommend?
A few guidelines.
Comments are friendly and supportive.
I reserve the right to delete posts if necessary.
I’m not a medical professional and no longer counsel others, so I don't offer professional advice.
Let’s get started, and welcome!
Experience tells me that aging well is not as easy as it sounds. Even though we have the best intentions, issues, rationalizations, and excuses can get in our way.
My greatest roadblock is keeping my “regret” noise machine at bay. I have lived a full and varied life - have had to reinvent myself several times with good and bad results.
But there are some things I didn’t do and the “it’s never too late” cliche doesn’t work for them.
How I help myself is to feel all the feelings but give them a cut off time. I don’t allow myself to wallow for too long. Time limit for wallowing can be as short as 10 minutes or a whole day. Never ever more than that.
It works beautifully for me and that is the advice I would offer to anyone who feels similar to what I described.
And counting my blessings, of course 😊