What,Age,You,Choose,Function,8 DIY At What Age Do You Choose to Function?
When starting a new work at home business it is very easy to become consumed by it. We spend so much time trying to get the business up and running that we may end up becoming burned out and lose our motivation. There is so much to learn and Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in
800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}Last week I celebrated my birthday. A question I have received in recent yearsfrom family and friends on my birthday has been one that has gone somethinglike this. Well, do you feel any olderthis year? There are a great manyfeelings that arise when you bring up the subject of aging. To some, it means a sense or feeling they maynot be able to enjoy activities they did in the past. Others may feel that certain of theirabilities, (be they mental or physical), decline. Still others prefer to not think about thetopic at all. This year I turned 56 years old. On my birthday I took part in a walk forcharity for a food bank in my home state. The walk originally was supposed to be for 5 miles, but because one ofthe signs which directed our route was missing, my wife and I actually walked 7miles. Im a person who has hadCoronary Artery Disease in my life and five angioplasties. However, Im also a person that has learnedthat if you take the time to take care of yourself, get treated for what ailsyou and practice healthful habits even with past illness you have the abilityto live an active life. Inmany ways this has been the most enjoyable time in my life. I certainly know that I take a less stressfulview of my surroundings, especially since I have come to accept that I make thechoices that set up the make up of my day. Ive come to enjoy reading a lot more and being educated throughteleseminars or lectures. Admittedly myinterests in the last couple of years have taken me away from what I would termis the in thing in popular culture, but I find that I dont mind. Even spectator sports, something which hasalways been a passion for me is enjoyed for the fun of seeing the game asopposed to being obsessed for days if my favorite team wins or loses. Yes, I still enjoy rooting like everyoneelse, but if the reality is the team I root for is not good enough, I accept itfor what it is and realize my having life or death feelings over it is notgoing to change results. Chronological age is what you make of it. It truly is just a number, in this case thenumber of actual years you have been on earth since your birth. You cannot control your chronologicalage. Your functional age is a completelydifferent matter. That is how you chooseto live your life no matter what age you are at. It may be enjoying activities you alwaysenjoyed doing. Or, it could be takingadvantage of new found time and interests to explore activities that you nevertried before. Those that function at ahigh functional age level are the baby boomers you see returning to college tocomplete a course of study, or a person who has been in one career for manyyears deciding to open up an entirely new business for the enjoyment ofit. There are several different ways youcan choose to approach the fact that you are aging chronologically. Some just seem to be more fulfilling thanothers. So, to all of you out there that are facing or have recently faced abirthday, and you never envisioned yourself at the age you are now, rememberyou cant change the actual number of years you have been alive. However, you sure can change how you chooseto live that life you have been given and make of it something which you enjoyto whatever level you desire. The wayyou function at any age is more a reaction to your attitudes and emotions,than what any calendar may be telling you is so.
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