AGING GRACEFULLY
I have to admit I love growing older. I enjoy growing more into the next level version of myself, becoming more comfortable in my own skin. I welcome each new phase of womanhood as a gift and opportunity to learn more about myself. From the journey of the maiden to the mother and the sage.
I know I may not enjoy every single moment, but I am going to do my best to handle it with as much grace, curiosity, and understanding as I can. I’m fascinated by our changing bodies and how to move forward in honoring and relating to our bodies. We have so much more power than we realize and it doesn’t have to be a struggle if we know what to expect. Can we change the way we approach aging? Perimenopause?
What if we were to approach it with the appropriate tools and a more inquiring mind instead of fear. With more reverence. The more we understand and become aware of what is to come ahead we can embrace these finer years in our lives. We can thrive as we learn to nourish our energy, rest deeply, look deeper within, and look after ourselves as we age.
I don’t know how I’ll feel in the later years and I’m honestly not sure how I’ll feel about that as I see my own face/body change because I don’t know how it will make me feel/look. We look up to women who age gracefully, but what about those that aren’t aging as gracefully? What happens to them? Are they forgotten or do they become invisible? And what if we don’t age as well as we’d hoped.
Nobody talks much about their fears over aging, but I think it’s important because so much of our inherent value is tied to our youth. I definitely have some curious and nervous feelings around it. Even though I feel good in my body even as I navigate change and I’m both excited and nervous about the future and aging.
I still think there needs to be more support from each other in how to move through the changes that are happening so we can be proactive instead of waiting around. I believe aging well is an embodiment, it works from the inside out.
We can become more powerful as we age. We can inspire, teach, and encourage each other. I personally love seeing the changes in our faces/body. It’s just so beautiful and special. Graceful aging is working in integrity with our mind and body. We have more agency over aging than we are led to believe.
We have the ability to learn from our own family history and change the narrative and cycle on aging towards the menopausal years. I am inspired by the wisdom, grace, and confidence of getting older.
I’d love to hear your thoughts.