How To Age Gracefully Part I

I came across this article and thought of sharing this with my very young friends.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall.
Try this exercise in photo-gazing if you feel bad about your ageing body

1. Gather together some photographs of yourself at different ages. Ideally, every five years.

2. Take a look at how you looked at different stages of your life. What did your face look like? Did all the haircuts suit you? As dispassionately as possible, ask yourself which styles and colours suit you best.

3. Make a list of three good points and three not-so-special ones for each decade up to the present day.

4. Take note that even in your youth you had bits you didn’t like. Now discard that list of faults; you don’t need it any more.

5. Focus on your list of your great points,which can be used whenever you feel low in confidence or are having a bad hair day. And don’t feel ashamed about keeping the list in your purse or handbag so that you can refer to it at will and remind yourself that, really, you’re doing all right.

Full article is here.

The article is so right on item #3. Although I feel like I have the time of my life when I was younger, I still believe that I have the advantage of being wiser now. I am a better version of myself ten years ago not only because I’m a parent but also because of the bad decisions I’ve made and the knowledge that I can make a difference with my actions no matter how small my role is.