Posts Tagged ‘aging

09
Apr

Forgetting your age

Have you ever forgotten your age? I am serious in asking the question.  Yesterday, for the first time, I forgot mine.  I was sitting in a group of wonderful professional women and we were laughing about hormones and hair loss and more (which in and of itself, tells you something about our group!)–then one of us said she is turning a certain age next Wednesday.  For a fleeting moment I thought: She is older than I am.  Then I sat and looked back to my year of birth! No, she is not older than I am.  We are practically contemporaries…even though I am the one who is a few months older (and, in fact, by year a whole year older).  I had to laugh at myself.  I literally had forgotten how old I am.  What does it mean? Yes, a moment of non-conscious living…but there was also great lightness to it.  After all, the number did not seem to mean much.  The experiences we were sharing, on the other hand, were rich and powerful.

So, forget about your age if you can, or refuse to act your age if you want to.  Enjoy life, the pleasure of the moment and the knowledge that you are more than the sum of your ears.

Life is Amazing! Live well.

Anna

Your Transitions Coach

 

08
Apr

The Wisdom of Women

Recently an older woman overheard a younger one at the hairdresser–the younger woman was worried because her hair was thinning.  The older woman approached the younger one and told her she was also having the same problem, but things were improving since she had been taking a certain supplement.  She confessed that when she had started taking the supplement she had her doubts, but her mother in law had assured her that it worked.  Interesting, thought the younger woman.  And she went home to the internet and the usual medical sites.  Surprise surprise, the supplement the older woman had mentioned was exactly the one that might help!  The younger woman went to the drugstore and purchased it hopefully–with the knowledge that both the older woman and the website had been right.

What would happen if you shared your wisdom today with someone younger? How would they react? Why not give it a try?

Life is Amazing! Live well.

Anna

Your Transitions Coach

 




 

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