It’s not so much how many wrinkles or how much hair you have that makes you seem old, it’s how you act.
Enthusiasm and an energetic spirit go a long way in giving one a youthful presence.
“Being youthful is an inside job. Think about what youth is. It’s kids, kids are enthusiastic, energetic, interested, optimistic, engaged, and curious. If you’re not all of those things, you can have no lines on your face and a 32 inch waist, and no one is going to call you youthful.” — Rob Lowe
Nothing makes you seem quite as old and used up like talking about how old and used up you are. And nothing reinforces in your mind how old you are as catering to these kinds of conversations with others.
Perhaps your memory isn’t as sharp as it used to be because you don’t do anything to keep it sharp or make it better.
Perhaps the pain or fatigue you feel in your body is a result of not doing much of anything to combat the effects of aging.
“You don’t stop doing things because you get old. You get old because you stop doing things.”
Yes, perhaps you have to make some mental and physical adjustments as you age, but people can do amazing and inspiring things at all ages.
If you simply resolve that “I am now limited because I’m getting old and that’s just the way it is”, you do a disservice to all the things you could still strive for and accomplish if you only tried.
Old-age thinking and old-age acting leads to “old age” much more than our revolutions around the sun.
Keep this in mind the next time someone wants you to identify with being “old” in a way you don’t necessarily agree with.
You can’t stop the clock, but you can do can do much to naturally combat the effects of aging in a negative way.
The secret of the fountain of youth is not in anything that can be bought. The secret of the fountain of youth is a healthy attitude towards aging.
Whatever your age, there’s always room for one more goal, one more accomplishment, one more way to better yourself and the world around you.
Never give up.
Related:
- Day 169: Think of it as getting better, not older…
- “It’s too late.”
- If you have the power to change something that is holding you back, and you don’t…
- There is a big difference between “can’t” and “it just isn’t a high priority.”
- “Can’t.” You keep using that word
- Your world will change dramatically…
- Self-imposed limitations: A tough pill to swallow
