 | Our June Topic of Conversation is the continuation of Celebrating our Elder Years, and we have some beautiful articles for you to read and discover how others celebrate this cycle of life. To be able to celebrate our elder years, it stands to reason that we must first accept the changes that occur as we age. |
For instance, do you ever find yourself looking in the mirror and missing the youthful face that once looked back at you, or inspecting your arms and thinking they don’t belong to you? “These saggy bits don’t look at all like the arms I’ve lived with for much of my life.”
Our body can change shape over the years and not feel or appear to be as lithe or flexible as it used to be, and unless we come to terms with the ageing process and how it unfolds for us, we can find it challenging to celebrate our elder years.
We have a society that is geared toward the young. Most of the images we see in advertising and movies reflect back to us that we have to be youthful to be beautiful. However, have you ever looked into the twinkling eyes of an ageing man or woman who are clearly not fighting the passage of time and you know that there is something else going on there, other than just ageing? They appear to have an inner contentment; they are settled within which allows joy to flow through them enriching all those they meet.
We invite you to share with us on the Conversation page about how you are celebrating your elder years.
Our body can change shape over the years and not feel or appear to be as lithe or flexible as it used to be, and unless we come to terms with the ageing process and how it unfolds for us, we can find it challenging to celebrate our elder years.
We have a society that is geared toward the young. Most of the images we see in advertising and movies reflect back to us that we have to be youthful to be beautiful. However, have you ever looked into the twinkling eyes of an ageing man or woman who are clearly not fighting the passage of time and you know that there is something else going on there, other than just ageing? They appear to have an inner contentment; they are settled within which allows joy to flow through them enriching all those they meet.
We invite you to share with us on the Conversation page about how you are celebrating your elder years.