How Best To Live
Even though it sounds and seems
Easy to have Age Esteem,
It takes a lot of practice, and
The common sense you have at hand.
You mustn’t look at outward signs
(like growing gray and forehead lines !)
It’s all about the inner you,
The spirit that you grow anew
In each and every brand new day –
How best to live along the way.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
A Poem
A Poem
is at home
within your heart.
A Verse
(even terse)
is an art.
A Rhyme,
every time,
would be smart.
Age Esteem
is to deem (like a dream)
a good start!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Why?
Why is it that we are taught to think
That growing old is past the brink,
And that the rest is all down hill
Without a means to prove one’s will?
Age Esteem will return your pride
And put a ZIP into your stride
So each day try to do your best:
Aim for esteem, pizzazz and zest!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Tidbits for a Healthy Life
Water, water everywhere. – There is a lot to drink.
Have it often, then you’ll see that surely you can think!
A recent study has shown that feeling tired and unable to think clearly could come from mild dehydration. Water should be drunk before thirst appears, as then it is too late to be effective. Drink water often to improve your concentration and to enhance your age esteem.
Strawberries are most delicious when eaten after reaching maturity. When there are white patches around the stalks, it means that the berries were picked before they were fully ripe. Delicious and nutritious when eaten with whipped cream, ice cream or in cakes, they still are most delightful when eaten on their own.
Peppermint- The refreshing smell of peppermint, especially for mouth hygiene, has been used for a long time. The herb is also very efficient in helping digestion and in calming stomach aches. When inhaled or rubbed on the skin, it brings a sense of calm and peace.
Grandma Nature
An Apple A Day
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. How often we have heard these words and yet probably never asked why.
The apple is a powerhouse of health benefits. It overcomes fatigue and brightens the skin and makes it look healthy. In ancient times it was used as a beauty product.
The Mayo Clinic in the U.S. has decreed apples as a positive anti-cholesterol fruit. It is full of anti-oxidants which are essential for good heart health.
Its sugar content is such that it is assimilated in the body and not used up all at once, such as chocolate is for example, which makes one less hungry over a period of time. Thus hunger is controlled and weight can be lost. One feels less full.
There are many varieties and colors such as red, green and yellow. Some are sour, some are sweet and some are crunchy. One can never get tired of eating an apple a day with such a choice.
Good health is key to our happiness and age esteem. So, stock up on apples to maintain and improve good health!
Grandma Nature
With Age Esteem you’re ready for
The Tricks and Treats at your front door;
Take off your mask of dread: Be Bold!
Say “Boo” to the task of growing old.
Cornucopias and sweet rewards
Find those who are always looking towards,
All the years to come, and in between,
And never back to what might have been.
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®
Ivy Slater, 49, New York City, NY
Age Esteem brings to mind a warmth. Age Esteem to me is our esteemed age. – Not growing old or that we are x years old. Old is negative, esteem is positive so AgeEsteem is seeing each additional year that we age as being more esteemed, more knowledgeable – and the more special we are.
One concern I have is that my body will keep up with my mind. I don’t worry about my mind because I love to intake. I work hard to make my body keep up with all the things that I still see ahead.
Ivy’s Tips: Keep wonderful women around you, empowering women around you. Surround yourself with women who are open of heart, open of mind, and encouraging. – Women that you encourage and support, and who support you.
Exercise. As opposed to pounding at the gym, I suggest walking with your girl friends. Walking with women is both physical and mental. Be kind to yourself and kind to your body. Give your body what it needs when it needs it. I would be the first to tell you that I love my ice cream, but we must make our choices. Make sure that you take care of your body. Don’t eat all junk food. Make sure you spend time taking care of your outer body as well as your inner body. So take Yoga classes or pilatis or walk with friends or go to the gym if that is how it works for you, but take the time. Take the mental time and time for peace. We are right here at the Women’s Global Summit and meeting and sharing interesting stories, but then at the end of the day you must digest it. – Letting it all sink into your mind, your body and your spirit.
Ivy Slater is a business coach working specifically with women in business, women entrepreneurs and women in sales at Slater Success Coaching.
Farewell
A Farewell to all who read Bonnie’s Blog,
I am leaving, but remain all agog
At her Positive ways: they’re as bright as they seem.
Just read all of her pages – they number in reams!
She’ll help you to realize all of your dreams,
And make you a part of her planned Age Esteem!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Note: She wrote this as she left for two months vacation not realizing that she had contributed enough poems to keep us supplied until she returns. Thank you Alexandra!
