EMBRACING THE AGING PROCESS
- I notice that on your website, and on all your material, you use the image of a dragonfly. Can you tell us what the significance of that is and how it relates to conscious aging?
- How do you define conscious aging?
that the later stage of life has within it the unique potential for growth. It is not about decay and disease as the media would have us believe to make life as fulfilling as possible. For those who pursue Conscious Aging it is also a time to remain Aware, Awake, and Deliberate, and to take Active responsibility for their destiny.”
- What’s the first step to being conscious to age? GIVE UP ANTI-AGING – 50 is the new 40 – no – To be fully conscious is to accept what IS – not compare it or wish it were different
- What is OLD? Where do we get our views about aging? My dad used to say – when he was in his 80’s – he didn’t want to go to a Senior Center because those people were OLD..
50 is the new 40 – NO 50 is 50 – embrace it
One is the mental/emotional component: namely, how old do I feel?
The other is the physical: how healthy and strong is the body?
- What are some of the main myths people have about aging? Brain power declines
n fact, verbal and math abilities and spatial and abstract reasoning all improve in middle age. Memory
- How does one overcome fears about aging? Can you give us an example of ongoing techniques to ignore or get-over or never have scary thoughts about getting old?
Fear to faith process –
- What is the single most important contributor to successful aging? CONSCIOUSNESS – knowing that life is more than it appears and being content with what is instead of wishing things were what they used to be
- Can you give us ny good models of this?
104 Ronnie – satisfied
- You talk about a Life Review – can you explain more about that – When should it be done? What is the purpose of doing it?
- How do you do a life review?
- Would you be willing to give our listeners an exercise they can do right now
- What is the role of forgiveness in this process?
- You mentioned the spirituality of aging. Will you talk to us more about what this means to you.
- What are some of the spiritual lessons aging can teach us?
- Would you be willing to share some of your own lessons as an example?
NO WHERE TO GO – NOTHING TO DO
- Other than your own experience, where did you get some of your ideas about conscious aging? Were you influenced by Carl Jung, for example?
- You mentioned earlier that there were four steps to the process you recommend. What is the fourth step?
- How can we all prepare for death? Is it something you recommend?
- Can you give us some resources to learn more about these topics?
- What offer you are making to the listeners today?