Growing old is for everyone - yep, even you - so it could be a good idea to prepare for that time. You think you're always going to be as young as you are now, but it doesn't work that way. While 70 might seem a long way off, you'll get there soon and have no idea where the time went. Here's what you can do to ready yourself.
- It's all about attitude: never think of yourself as old. As George Burns said, 'You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old'.
- Then there's looking after yourself: you only have one body. A great deal of your experience of ageing 'gracefully' will revolve around the state of your health - physical, mental, spiritual. Make sure you're prepared by:
- Maintaining fitness - gym(ing), lifting weights, walking, keeping your legs strong by doing squats.
- Strengthening your core muscles so you'll avoid falling over and breaking anything - yoga is great.
- Quitting smoking.
- Stopping sun worshipping and always wearing sunblock.
- Encouraging friendships.
- Avoiding eating junk food. You be the one who decides what goes into your mouth.
- Getting to a good weight for you and staying there. Overweight oldies experience all sorts of extra inconveniences.
- Taking care of your mind - exposing yourself to high-quality things and meditating daily.
- Looking on life as lightheartedly as you can. Smiling a lot! Living the worst-case-scenario life by asking yourself when you're feeling 'low', will this matter in five months or five years?
- Stopping being a worrywart. As Mark Twain said, 'I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened'.
- Using what's available to improve the quality of your life - sight and hearing tests, regular dental checkups, financial planning, etc.
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