Ideas On Positive Aging
Embrace change. Enjoy
whatever is. Even grief can be embraced for it affirms
the significance of human bonds.
Enjoy the freedom of being old. There are fewer social pressures, and far more
opportunities for growth and engagement.
Seek social connection, and in particular, look for ways of meeting new people
with ideas that are different from yours.
Recognize that money is not a primary source of joy. In fact, good human
relationships offer far more.
Stay open to reinterpreting life events. Nothing is good or bad in itself;
interpretation is everything.
Ignore ageism; do not incorporate agieist stereotypes into your ways of
thinking. Realize that ageist stereotypes are limits in others and not yourself.
Expand notions of beauty, health, age and sexuality. Do not use standards
of another age group. Create new ways of appreciating these physical changes.
Keep actively engaged in the community. Share yourself. Volunteering is
only one useful way to do this.
Be the change you want to see. Actively cultivate growth and development.
Don't "while" away the hours waiting for something to come along.
Be a conduit for continuing the admirable characteristics of loved ones who
have died. Let their generosity, warmth, and good will live through you.
Death need not be a disconnect.
Luxuriate in mystery, spiritual possibilities and aesthetic expression. Look
beyond surfaces to more enriching possibilities.
the significance of human bonds.
Enjoy the freedom of being old. There are fewer social pressures, and far more
opportunities for growth and engagement.
Seek social connection, and in particular, look for ways of meeting new people
with ideas that are different from yours.
Recognize that money is not a primary source of joy. In fact, good human
relationships offer far more.
Stay open to reinterpreting life events. Nothing is good or bad in itself;
interpretation is everything.
Ignore ageism; do not incorporate agieist stereotypes into your ways of
thinking. Realize that ageist stereotypes are limits in others and not yourself.
Expand notions of beauty, health, age and sexuality. Do not use standards
of another age group. Create new ways of appreciating these physical changes.
Keep actively engaged in the community. Share yourself. Volunteering is
only one useful way to do this.
Be the change you want to see. Actively cultivate growth and development.
Don't "while" away the hours waiting for something to come along.
Be a conduit for continuing the admirable characteristics of loved ones who
have died. Let their generosity, warmth, and good will live through you.
Death need not be a disconnect.
Luxuriate in mystery, spiritual possibilities and aesthetic expression. Look
beyond surfaces to more enriching possibilities.
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From a 'Positive Aging Workshop' at
the Galveston Institute Conference
Taos/Houston, Texas Offered by Ken and Mary Gergen - From the
Positive Aging Newsletter.
Taos/Houston, Texas Offered by Ken and Mary Gergen - From the
Positive Aging Newsletter.
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