Satisfied

Just when you think that you’re all worn out,

Straighten up, stand strong, give a shout:

“Hooray for the day!

Come what may

I will greet it with joy and gratitude,

And a cheerful, confident attitude.”

I am alive and

Satisfied!

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

Attitude Is Everything

 What kind of day this will be is up to me.  I can lie in bed when I wake up in the morning and tune into all my aches and pains and any regrets I might wish to conger up. – And the flavor of my day has been set.

I can also put a smile on my face as I awaken and rejoice in the yet undiscovered wonders of this new day. – And the flavor of my day has also been set.

Age esteemers will choose the second scenario.  They know that attitude makes the difference.  You decide what kind of day you want and you make it happen through your attitude.  You control the flavor of your day.

 Bonnie Fatio

Esteemed

If ever I am feeling gloom

Enter in to my mental room,

I turn away and close that door

And think I should be happy for

My life and health and friends and love

And goodly spirits from above.

However bleak old age may seem

There’s still much joy to be ESTEEMed!

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

Tracey Trottenberg, 41, Los Angeles, CA (from Montreal, Canada)

What comes to mind when I hear the term Age Esteem is feeling good about who you are at whatever age you age.  Esteem for me is feeling proud, and a sense of being in your body and in your essence and just feeling good about you and who you are at whatever age, stage you are now in your life.

My concerns about aging I would say are related to health. I am healthy and I feel good and I recognize that, especially being from Canada and now living in the US, the whole healthcare situation is a concern.  What is that actually going to look like in quality care and access to it, and from a financial standpoint, a quality standpoint.  That is definitely on my mind not just for me, but for others as well.

I would say also just the cost of living healthy and consciously is a concern.  I exercise and I try to eat well and having access to healthy food and good  nutritian and nourishment is important not just for me but for others.  There is such craziness going on in the food industry  with the high cost of the good stuff.

Tracey’s Tips:  For me aging well is so much about the mind, having a healthy mind and having a sense of wherever you are in the journey. Ever since I was a young kid I’ve had a tremendous amount of appreciation for aging and for the process of wisdom and the life experiences that comes with the lines and the greys and the various phases along the journey.  I was very close to my grandparents.  So for me it is about mind set. It is appreciating the journey and making peace with whatever from the past is still stirring those inner demons.  I would say that’s the biggest thing.  Then to live well wherever you are.  There’s a freedom, there’s a wisdom, there’s a peace with a sense of knowing I’m okay.  We were struggling. We have that inner war with those inner demons.  It doesn’t matter what age we are to have that peace and sense of okayness.  That is key to aging and living well.

Tracey Trottenberg is an international speaker in leadership and communication expert.                                           

Photo credit: Bonnie Fatio

Today’s the day when I

Will give the time and trust to try

To cease to dwell upon my age

And feel more like a weather-guage!

Sunny through the hours ahead,

Balmy when I’m off to bed;

Calm and clear and never stormy

Cloudless: that’s the best way for me!

If your nature has redeemed

Then you’re onto Age Esteem!

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

If only I could travel more,

If only I weren’t such a bore!

If only I had curly hair,

If only I have more to wear.

If only I were MUCH younger,

And able to curb my hunger!

IFS make rifts with AMs and AREs

Be HAPPY now – you’ve come so far!

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

At first we fell for Bonnie

And her beautifell new theme,

Then it befell our bodies

How to practice AgeEsteem.

We fell into a new approach

Of facing fellow peers.

How awfell it is to reproach

The bountifell new years!

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

It is time, at this stage

To stop thinking of age !

We should just keep on working

At LIFE and NOT shirking

Our heartfelt endeavor

To always be clever !

So kick up your heels

And see how it feels

To grow younger while older

Filled with wonder and bolder !

You’ll see what it means

To have age esteem.

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

Robyn Simon, 67, Blue Mountains of Australia

What is Age Esteem?   If you’re talking about ladies, I think a woman should be confident to be herself at every stage of her life and especially as she matures to have an understanding of how she presents herself to the outside world based on her own belief in herself and not that dictated by fashion, culture or status.  To realize that I can say from my life that the more mature you get, in actual fact in your own outrageous or quiet way the more outrageous you can be.

It’s an interesting word, esteem, and I think sometimes it is hard won.  The situations around us put us down and make us feel small and I think this is where the community of other women can really support us.  I think that Age Esteem can start at any stage of life from the youngest person to the most mature.

My greatest concern is the lack of physical flexibility and strength.  I feel that because I’m taking care of supplementation and diet and I have relatively good genes with aging I’m intending not to lose my flexibility and strength , but it is one of my concerns.  I’ve been crippled with arthritis and I’m looking after my eyesight but I would be very concerned to lose the faculty of eye sight.  My concern would be to lose the facility to have continuing new adventures in life.  I would not like to lose that.  And yes, a practical concern and a very valid one for most women of the world is to have enough finances to maintain my life in a relatively comfortable manner, and especially to have enough finance to move and to travel a bit.  I think that is very important to me.

Robyn’s Tips:  Stay in the present as much as possible and do not dwell in the past.  Do not live with regret mulling over negative things that may have happened in the past.  Keep your mind in the present as much as possible.

I think that Spiritual development and training is very important to well being because if you train your mind not to sweat the small stuff.  Sweating the small stuff is occupying your mind with criticism, hatred, or all things that can pull a person down.

It is very helpful for a woman to be sure that she has younger friends in her life.  I think you need to have a large spectrum in associations.  I actually went back to work in a spa industry that does massages and beauty treatments and facials and most of the young ladies who worked with me were between the ages of 19 and 25.  That’s one of the best things I’ve done.  I also love spending time with younger men.  Some of the greatest actresses in the world made it very clear that you should have young men around you.  Their energy, all they exude, their presence, I think it is helpful and important.  And I think that a lot of European ladies have known that for a long time.

Also diet.  There is a lot of knowledge out there now for how to look after your physical body that’s reasonable.

Robyn Simon, specialist in aromatic medicine, www.mydoterra.com/robynsimon

Ageless is a kindly word,

“She’s Ageless,” one has sometimes heard,

It’s nice for when you often seem

To lose your sense of self esteem.

Cheer up! And don’t think OLD is bad,

Time is what you have, and had.

There’s more to learn, and joy to come,

And ageless ways to have some fun!

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®