Written by Tonya Sheridan
This weekend I will be turning 47 years old and I wanted to share with you my thoughts on aging. These are only my beliefs, so accept what may benefit you and disregard those that don’t resonate with you.
Here is my belief about aging and my number one anti-aging secret. My belief is that aging, like everything else in life, is a direct result of our thoughts. Thoughts are powerful and affect every area of our lives. Although everyone ages, no one has ever proven that it’s necessary to completely fall apart as we age. So my thinking has been, “Why do I have to believe what I hear about aging or believe I have to “look” my age?” So much of what we hear is fed to us by the media and advertising. If they didn’t create a fear of aging in us, what would happen to the pharmaceutical companies, the “healthcare system”, the plastic surgeons and cosmetic companies? You bet they had better keep the fear of aging instilled in everyone. I am not saying that there are not beneficial pharmaceuticals, plastic surgery that can make a profound difference in someone’s life or to never use face creams or lotions, but a fear of aging should not be created to make a profit.
It is my belief that the “fear of aging”, is actually aging people faster. Just as the focus on “fat free foods” and dieting has created an unhealthy, overweight society. What we fear most, we become. How much stress do you feel about aging? How much time and money do you spend “fighting” aging? Do you really want to spend precious time out your life stressed and worried about every line and wrinkle? I used to know a woman who was so afraid of aging that she tried not to smile because smiling created “lines and wrinkles”. If you are afraid of aging, how attractive is that?
I have found several ways to free myself from the news, advertising and other people’s negative beliefs about aging. The main one being that I identify stronger with my spiritual body than with my physical body. I see myself as ageless because I know that my spiritual body is eternal. This also makes me unafraid of getting older because there is a part of me that will never, ever age. If you take your mind to a level of belief that is beyond age, then your physical body will begin to resonate with that same quality. Your body will age but it will age more slowly because your mind tells it to…at the very deepest level of your being. See yourself as free from aging and you will begin to see changes in your physical body.
Have a wonderful week!
Tonya Sheridan
Lifestyle Coach
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