Growing older does not have to mean getting old. Do you give in and start complaining about all the aches and pains? Or do you keep active to blow right past those same aches and pains?
Last week, I was sitting in the Sprint store buying a new phone. The woman next to me was talking to the Sprint customer service person on the 1-800 line . . . yes, while she was sitting in the store. Apparently, the store manager was not giving her what she wanted, so she called the customer service line to see what she could get from them. As she talked to this customer service representative, she told them, "I'm pushing 50, so I am elderly." Wow. I could not believe that someone younger than me would consider themselves "elderly." She said it several times, so she must really believe it. I really wanted to lean over and let her know that I am over 50 and I am DEFINITELY NOT elderly.
On the other hand, a client of mine was at a family reunion and they were cranking the tunes like Sister Sledge, "We are Family" . . . and her 89 year old aunt was dancing and suddenly dropped down into the splits! Wow, again. I love it!!!
They say that age is a mindset. I think they are right. But I would add that your activity level can adjust your mindset and help you look, feel and move as a person who is far younger than your actual calendar age. Is your activity level moving you backwards on the lifeline . . . or forwards?
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