378: Loving Your Age
Unlocking the Lessons of Aging: Embracing Your Journey with Gratitude
Embracing your age with joy, purpose, and gratitude at every stage of life is a powerful mindset shift that can lead to a more fulfilling and enriching experience. In the podcast episode, Tonya Leigh discusses the importance of loving your age, regardless of where you are in life. She emphasizes the need to appreciate the present moment and find beauty in every stage of life.
One key point highlighted is the significance of reframing aging from being seen as a burden to being viewed as a blessing. Aging is not a disease but a privilege, offering opportunities for growth, learning, and new experiences. By shifting our perspective on aging, we can approach each stage of life with a sense of gratitude and excitement for what it has to offer.
Join Tonya as she dives into breaking free from societal aging expectations and embracing your unique identity at every age, so you can cultivate a sense of empowerment and self-expression.
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Episode Details:
00:39 Loving Your Age
08:27 Reframing aging as a blessing.
12:26 Intergenerational friendships.
15:18 Creating age loving environments.
19:10 Dressing for desired energy.
25:38 Choosing Positive Aging Narratives.
27:25 Embracing new experiences.
31:37 Overcoming people pleasing and approval.
Quotes:
"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old."
"I'm not going to waste time wishing I was 20 again, because I'll never be 20 again."
"Aging is not a disease. It is a privilege, a privilege truly of a lifetime."
"Push against what you've been told older folks can supposedly do or can't do. I mean, who decided that?"
"I love what Iris Eiffel says. She's like, style has no age. It's an attitude, not age."
"I want to chase less and enjoy more."
"I used to think happiness was a fairy tale, forever just out of reach."
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