“What a beautiful new year! – I have never seen this one before.”

Yes, what a beautiful new year 2018 is!

Like everything else in life, 2018 will unfold into the year that I want it to be. – And I have decided that it will be a wonderful one, filled with happiness, meaningful moments shared with people who matter to me, opportunities to share my talents and to help others to grow theirs, celebrations, silliness and laughter, learning, teaching, singing, dancing, and doing all that I can to positively transform our world, one step at a time.

My wish for you for 2018 is
that your new year unfolds into the year that you wish it to be,
and that each day overflows with blessings and love.

Bonnie Fatio

My 2017 Age Esteem Wishes For You  

1. Live each day fully.
2. Stretch your body, mind and spirit.
3. Inhale happiness and love; exhale pain and fear.
4. Embrace new experiences.
5. Fill your mind with love and happy thoughts.
6. Build play into your day.
7. Share your talents with others of all ages.
8. Learn something new each day.
9. Laugh often.
10. Celebrate frequently.
11. Love yourself unconditionally.
12. Seek the positive in each person and experience.
13. Give thanks for the blessings of your life.
14. Meet new challenges with a sense of adventure.
15. Greet each new day with anticipation and zest.
16. Reach out to others in need.
17. Become a living model of Age Esteem for those who meet you!

 With love and gratitude for all you have done, the person you are, and all that you are becoming,

Bonnie Fatio

Say “Yes” to 2016!

One of the many keys to living with age-esteem is to acknowledge that you have control over the realities of your life.

When I was 12 years old and leaving for summer camp, I said to my mother, “I wonder if I will have any fun. I don’t have any friends going to this camp.” My mother stopped what she was doing, looked me straight in the eyes and asked, “Do you want to have fun?” “Oh, yes!” I replied. “Then decide right now that you are going to have a good time, and you will,” she said simply. I had a fabulous time at camp.

Does this sound too simple?

Assuring your happiness during this new year really can be as simple as deciding what kind of a life you will have in 2016 and then embracing each day as it unfolds.

People with age-esteem know that the number of years you have lived have less influence on your health and happiness than your  attitude. Anticipate happy moments and they will be yours.

Say “Yes” to 2016 and bask in its joys!

Happy New Year!

Bonnie Fatio

Thank You For A New Year

 Many thanks are in keeping

For the Festive days ahead,

And for all the harvests reaping

The grains for our daily bread.

Thanks for the chance of growing older

And for the blessings in each day.

Thank you for the shine which gets golder,

Brightening spirits, come what may!

Thank you for another new year

Calling us to go ahead, full steam,

And courageously without fear,

Using all we’ve learned from Age Esteem!

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

My wish for you at every age is to

• Live each day fully.
• Stretch your body, mind and spirit.
• Embrace new experiences.
• Share your talents with others of all ages.
• Learn something new each day.
• Celebrate frequently.
• Seek the positive in each person and experience.
• Give thanks for the blessings of your life.
• Meet new challenges with a sense of adventure.
• Greet each new day with anticipation and zest.
• Become a living model of AgeEsteem for those who meet you!

The time between 2009 and 2010 is a split second, yet it announces  an end to a year and the beginning of a new decade.

Everything is possible in this new decade.  It is for us to explore, define and act.    It is interesting to recognize that what we wish for today is very different from what we wished for ten, twenty or more years ago.  As the world evolves, so do we.  As we age and mature, so do our desires and dreams.  But it remains up to us to drive our dreams to fruition.

What better time to reflect on your accomplishments of this past year and to dream of what you wish for during this new year and decade.

Write these desires and dreams down on a sheet of paper today.  Make them as honest as possible, not worrying about “how” they might evolve.  For the moment simply define them and write them down.  Save this paper where you can read it every few months.  The simple act of writing your desires and dreams helps you to make them happen.