A Look At Age
There are so many ways to look at old age,
Lucky is the one who can still turn the page
And start a new day with a warmhearted smile
Meeting each challenge with fortitude and style.
Every new hardship (and there are reams!)
Can be conquered when you show Age Esteem.
Written by Alexandra Taylor after the chapter “Adding Pizzazz To Age” in the book
AgeEsteem: Growing A Positive Attitude Toward Aging
by Bonnie Lou Fatio
Live Each Minute!
Every single minute counts
As the years begin to mount,
Live each day as if the last,
Profit now until it’s past.
Written by Alexandra Taylor after the chapter “Say It Now” in the book
AgeEsteem: Growing A Positive Attitude Toward Aging
by Bonnie Lou Fatio
Mirror Of Life
Mirror, Mirror on my wall,
Is who I see just part, or all?
Am I reflected in my acts?
Am I part fiction? – Or just facts?
Will I accept when needers call?
Can I be GREAT? – Not big nor small.
Mirror, Mirror of my Life,
Help me to help all those in strife,
And when I watch you look at me
I’ll emanate inner beauty.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem
Blogs Like Frogs
These blogs are made for ruminations
Like frogs, they jump to all occasions
And leap into your deepest dreams
Of how to practice Age Esteem.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem
Daily Age Esteem
When it is Monday,
Make it the one day
You haven’t a worry or care.
When it is Tuesday,
Chase away Bluesday
And do all the things that you dare.
When it is Wednesday,
Time for amends day
And tend to each problem’s repair.
When it is Thursday
(If it’s your worst day)
Repolish and shine away glare.
When it is Friday,
Make it a Try day
By choosing bright clothing to wear.
When it is Saturday,
(Mind over matter day)
Think proudly, with spirit to spare.
When it is Sunday
Have a nice fun day
Make Age Esteem your daily fare!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem
“Esteemate” your qualities,
Fancies and frivolities;
Gleam with a new fortitude,
Resonating gratitude
For each and every new day’s chance
To liven up and be enhanced.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem
Share your smile
All the while
A gloom-cloud is covering your heart.
Face your fears
With your peers
And let bloom each flowering day’s start.
Written by Alexandra Taylor
for AgeEsteem
Older
When you wake up and find that you’re older,
Put a Big “B” in mind and Be Bolder
With more sage in your age
And more miles to your smiles,
Like the sun, you’ll just feel much more golder!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem
New Beginnings
Let us toast to the New Year’s Beginnings,
Let us boast our new powers of forgiving,
Let us host and become more engaging,
Let us most of all fear NOT old-aging.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem
Rejoice!
Let your voice
Be the clue
To the you
Of your Choice.
Written by Alexandra Taylor after the chapter “Rejoice” in the book
AgeEsteem: Growing A Positive Attitude Toward Aging
by Bonnie Lou Fatio
