HOW TO STOP WORRYING ABOUT GETTING OLD

One of the most, if not THE foremost worries of all time for a lot of people is getting old. This is very prevalent and is easy to see why. I mean, getting old means a few not-so-nice things:
 1. We lose vitality and cannot do things we used to do very easily - we become dependent on other people.
 2. We are faced with our own mortality - we are getting closer to our graves. 
 3. We are filled with fear as to what will happen after our passing away. A lot of mystery and fear abound.



Worrying about old age is natural because we have a desire to live forever and getting old is an indication that we may not. We also risk losing our independence and cannot stand it.

 But there is no need to worry about old age. After all, we cannot escape it but there is something we can do about it. We need to change our perspective regarding old age. We need to look forward with hope rather than backwards with fear and regret.

 Changing our perspective will change our outlook on old age. It's simple really. We change our understanding, therefore change how we feel about it. 
This is how I see this. Like I said earlier, we cannot reverse old age but we can embrace it by looking straight at it. In the process, we can start accepting its inevitability. Plain and simple.

 Now, let's get real here. No one really looks forward to getting old and ,to some extent, being helpless. But it so happens that we can look forward to what would happen after this old age business.

 What if there is a bright side on the other side of old age and eventual death? What if pure bliss is waiting for us? Have you ever thought of that? 
You see, changing just a tiny part of our thinking can do wonders. So, this is what we should be focusing on and not on what we see before us. We should look farther than that in order to really see the bigger picture.


 CONCLUSION

 What you do from here depends entirely on your particular frame of mind and emotional disposition. You can decide to continue worrying about old age or you can decide to change, right now. You can change your perspective and outlook on getting old.

 Too many people are wasting countless hours worrying over this when they can do something about it. 
If you will decide to change, it is best that you do that immediately because new concepts are best applied sooner rather than later. Before anything else changes your mind, decide to look at old age with fresh, new eyes today.

It is ,after all, your life. Live it fully, abundantly and with lots of love.





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  1. Anonymous26 September 2016 at 14:05

    niceinspirational food to the soul!!!!

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