Young Forever….By Marlene George

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“Youth would be an ideal state, if it came a little later in life!” Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928) Isn’t it wonderful to be over 50 and living right now? For all of us reading this ezine devoted to those of us who relish this part of our lives, perhaps our youth “came a little later in life” and we are wise enough to relish it!

In my role as a health practitioner, my clients range in age from 18 years old to eighty plus. During my workshops and teleclasses on the subject of remaining Forever Young, and in my first book, “Your Life is Now!”, I emphasize my conviction that your outer appearance is a direct reflection of your inner self-image. In addition, you have the ability to choose how you feel about yourself, and now you are old enough to realize it and exercise your power. Whether in my one-on-one counseling sessions, classes, or lectures, I make it a point to encourage the attendees to focus on what they are telling themselves either out loud or in thoughts about their appearance, their vitality, their future. If those inputs are negative, they will express themselves physically, mentally and emotionally. Since we can choose how we want to feel, it’s important to exercise that right and choose to feel good about our bodies, ourselves, and our lives today, tomorrow, and on into the future. Your body manifests what your mind is thinking about it.

· After a shower or a bath, do you look in the mirror and frown at what appears to be a victim of gravity, or do you smile at the healthy image looking back at you?

· When you take a walk, play a sport, or participate in any form of recreation, do you enjoy the exercise accompanying the pastime, or do you focus on aches, pains, and other discomforts that weren’t there the last time you took time to move your body?

· Why stumble through these years, when with a little attitude adjustment you can dance?
After decades of allowing ourselves to be influenced by the media, our culture, our friends, lovers, and family about what we “should” look like; it’s our time to relax and enjoy what we “do” look like. At our age, we know life is not about image and appearances, it’s about substance and values. In my practice and in my every day life, I notice those who are forever young by the spring in their steps, the smiles on their faces, and their generous spirit. Those qualities are a genuine expression of their inside expressing itself on their outside….regardless of their chronological age. How do these “forever young” women maintain their spirit in the face of all the pressure “to subtract years from your age” by surgery, expensive creams and treatments? Beauty begins within: beliefs, attitudes, spirit, soul reflects their goodness. The next time the world “old” enters your mind when thinking about your appearance, try the following suggestions:

· Practice seeing yourself looking and feeling your very best.

· Choose to be happy: Joyful insides create lovely outsides.

· Believe in the healing power of your wise wonderful spirit: envision your cells repairing any chronological damage; energize them, revitalize them and appreciate them! Time passing means change; and although we can not control the passage of time, we can and do control how we react to it. To be forever young, we can learn to turn the biological clock back. By adjusting our thoughts to welcome our wisdom earned from the time we’ve spent on the planet; while expanding our belief system to include everything good about us gained through our experience; and, lastly, committing ourselves to maintaining and improving our health, physically, emotionally and spiritually; we, too, feel be Forever Young. For more information, contact Marlene at : mgeorge@marlenegeorge.com .905-796-0101 or 1-866-475-5368 . www.marlenegeorge.com