Joy of Ageing Esoterically - Ageing Joyfully

AGEING JOYFULLY

1/8/2019

There is a perception that older people should be a certain way and many begin to think, feel and act in the way they believe society expects an ‘older person’ to be. How different would it be if ageing was celebrated and welcomed as a time when we have the opportunity to share our wisdom with others, to live steadily and consistently and to offer inspiration to all those around us?

How different would it be if life were seen as an on-going cycle of experiences and expansion? We all have an innate knowing, wisdom and joy that is within us from birth and it is never too late to reconnect to this.

GRACIOUSLY OLDER

31/7/2019

The old lady shuffled her way from her car towards the footpath. But up ahead, there was a step and no pole to lean against to help her up. She looked for a pole for support, slightly concerned, then saw one and turned towards it. We were walking along that footpath a short distance away and saw the old lady’s efforts. My husband stepped forward ‘to the rescue’, striding up and offering her his arm to lean against.

WE ARE AGEING JOYFULLY — LET’S CELEBRATE!

30/6/2019

Ageing Joyfully is easy when you are surrounded by friends who are also ageing joyfully. The joy is compounded when you are also surrounded by younger friends of all ages who do not ‘see’ you as ‘old’ and who allow you to age joyfully! I am fortunate to have both sets of friends.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

29/6/2019

My question to myself this morning was how to maximise a birthday celebration.

Today is my 71st Birthday and I am home alone! It is raining gently outside, which I appreciate after the long hot dry summer.

It feels like a fresh new start to this next cycle.

NO REGRETS – THE KEY TO AGEING JOYFULLY

30/5/2019

When I was growing up the concept of Ageing Joyfully hadn’t made its way to my parents or their social circles. Life had been hard for their generation.
My parents grew up during The Great Depression and consequently were just the right age to be fully engaged in the awful experience of World War 2.

CELEBRATING THE BEGINNING OF MY 88TH CYCLE

30/1/2019

My birthdays just keep getting better and better as each cycle comes and goes! Recently I turned eighty-eight and my birthday celebrations were absolutely awesome. As well as receiving messages from my New Zealand friends, I also received messages from different parts of the world including from a lovely acquaintance in Nova Scotia and I enjoyed two very special outings.

AGEING BEAUTIFULLY BY MAKING SELF-LOVING CHOICES

30/12/2018

Ten years ago I would never have considered that ageing beautifully was something that I would feel; ageing and beautiful were two words that I would never have put together. I rarely made any self-loving choices and, at the time I was twenty kilos overweight and feeling the effects of a body that was starting to show signs of ageing.

HOW I SAVED A LIFE!

29/11/2018

Eighteen months ago I saved a life. It was not an easy task and I had to call on all my skills and knowledge  to make it happen. Faced with the serious situation I found that I was calm and very focused and strong. Where all that came from, I’ve no idea except to say that what I have learned about myself has been both humbling and powerful.  No, I am not a hero, you see the life I saved is my own.

AGEING IN TODAY'S SOCIETY – WE ARE LIVING LONGER, BUT ARE WE LIVING WELL?

29/9/2018

I recently read that in 2050 there will be more people worldwide aged sixty and over than children under sixteen for the first time in history. Longer life spans are on the increase; however, most people are simply living their elder years in poor health, often medicated, rather than living with vitality and joy. I have personal experience of how health pans out in the elderly as my mother is 88 years old and has Alzheimer's disease.

ENJOYING HEALTH AND WEALTH AS I AGE

30/7/2018

At 56 I am feeling the best I can ever remember feeling in the whole of my life, and, each day continues to be greater than the one before. Impossible you may say! And if we take common parlance in daily life - it does buck the trend. There are many things I hear people say about ageing such as:
"It's all a downward spiral from here on"
"It's because we are getting older", or . . . . .

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All written content copyright © 2016 Anne McRitchie, Rowena Parkes and all Authors as mentioned.
Photos copyright © by the photographers: Alan Johnston, Clayton Lloyd, Dean Whitling, Desiree Delaloye, Iris Pohl, Steffi Henn, Steve Leca ,
Shannon Everest, Matt Paul, Gayle Cue

AGEING JOYFULLY

GRACIOUSLY OLDER

WE ARE AGEING JOYFULLY — LET’S CELEBRATE!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

NO REGRETS – THE KEY TO AGEING JOYFULLY

CELEBRATING THE BEGINNING OF MY 88TH CYCLE

AGEING BEAUTIFULLY BY MAKING SELF-LOVING CHOICES

HOW I SAVED A LIFE!

AGEING IN TODAY'S SOCIETY – WE ARE LIVING LONGER, BUT ARE WE LIVING WELL?

ENJOYING HEALTH AND WEALTH AS I AGE

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