“I want to be forever young” was a quote that I read on someone’s Facebook page recently. Forever young: what exactly does this mean? Stay at the same age forever? Look youthful all the time? Keep the same energy level? Remain young at heart? Continue to live like you are a teenager?
There are many definitions of being forever young, and it’s all a matter of perspective. Sure, I would love not to notice another wrinkle on my face. I would like to not notice that my daughter is growing up before my eyes into a beautiful young lady. Before I know it, she will be off to college. But, I also realize that time stops for no one. However, this doesn’t mean that I can’t be forever young.
Ben Irwin puts it best when he says, “Most of us spend our lives as if we have another one in the bank.” Remaining forever young, to me, is engaging in life and living it to the fullest, each and every day. It’s dancing around the house when my favorite song is on the radio, not caring if my daughter is rolling her eyes in the process. It’s baking cookies and spending time with her while she’s doing her homework or playing a game. It’s knowing you are not ‘too old’ to stroll hand-in-hand with your spouse while out for a cool, summer evening walk.
Sure, clothes may not fit like they did ten or even twenty years ago. But, you can feel forever young without plastic surgery or anything else the ‘world’ tells you that is needed to look and feel young. Here are a few thoughts on remaining forever young:
• Start by ‘spending’ all of yourself today. Don’t save any up for tomorrow. When you 'spend' all of you and enjoy today, you get a whole new you to spend tomorrow. How cool is that?
• Take care of yourself physically and mentally beginning with today, no matter what age you are. It’s like maintaining your car ~ it lasts longer down the road.
• Treat other people that way that you would like to be treated - practice The Golden Rule. Enjoy the good feeling of doing something nice for others.
I know that my body can’t swim or play volleyball like I used to, but I haven’t let that stop me from being forever young. There’s no magical fountain of youth, but you can live forever young if you enjoy life, living each day to the fullest.
Darcy Keith is a national award-winning professional speaker and author, and is an expert on overcoming challenges. She has presented before numerous corporations, associations, service organizations, churches, and universities, as well as being featured on various television and radio venues including ABC, CBS, and FOX. She is also listed on the prestigious NCAA Speakers Registry. To have Darcy share her expertise through her captivating presentations, contact her at Darcy@DarcyKeith.com, or to sign up for her FREE report to living the life that you want, visit her website, www.DarcyKeith.com.