This submit was impressed by the e book Growing old as a Religious Observe: A Contemplative Information to Rising Older and Wiser, by Lewis Richmond. Growing old could cause us to really feel diminished. We will lose bodily capability, infirmities can begin creeping in, and our sense of self-worth can decline in retirement if our work had equipped a great deal of the which means in our lives. However it isn’t all destructive. Some folks take the chance to re-invent themselves or pursue self-growth by numerous transformative practices. That is the primary theme of this e book, which I extremely suggest to anybody sensing Father Time peeking over their shoulders.
Lewis factors out that folks can reply to growing older in unhelpful methods like fear or denial, after which offers inspiring accounts of those that age extra efficiently by reacting in constructive methods. He’s a Buddhist meditation instructor and provides numerous helpful strategies to make use of this time of our lives for self-growth. He additionally has overcome critical well being challenges in his personal life.
My principal method to growing older is motivated by the need to point out that lots of the bodily declines of growing older may be prevented or at the very least delayed by constructive way of life measures like staying energetic and consuming a nutritious diet, as I mentioned here. However decline nonetheless ultimately comes and to be in denial of this isn’t useful. I’ve had to surrender numerous actions I get pleasure from, like working and basketball. However retirement has additionally given me extra time to pursue my remaining bodily actions vigorously, in addition to take essential practices like meditation and yoga extra significantly. This e book offers me encouragement to proceed to take action.
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