You may have seen this famous viral videos that went around and if you haven’t, here it is.
This is one of the most amazing and inspiring videos I’ve ever seen! I believe that it shows just how culturally brainwashed we are as a society about aging and the rate that our bodies break down.
How often do we hear complaints from others about their knees, metabolisms and many other ailments that are all blamed on the aging process. Even George Clooney was quoted as saying “Everyone has a year where they feel like they’ve aged a decade.”
We can do exercises to strengthen our knees, exercise and adjust diet to improve metabolism and take other steps for other issues. But we don’t.
Let’s be honest – it’s not aging but rather less and less activity, illness, diet, stress and lifestyle changes that cause most of us to “get old.” Over time the effects of these accumulate but more importantly, we feel powerless to change the tide of what we feel is a slow decline because we believe it’s our age! Of course, aging is a small factor, but far less of one than we believe.
If we would only realize that we do have control of our bodies and perspectives, perhaps we would decide to halt and even reverse those “aging ailments” as best we can and to start living younger and stronger every day. We must start wherever we are to heal and strengthen. It may feel difficult and slow (because it took a while to get that way) but it is worth it because our bodies are meant to be healthy for many years.
Let’s all reject the negative suggestions around us and break the “aging stigma.” Let’s create our own healthy, youthful realities with better beliefs!
How often do we hear complaints from others about their knees, metabolisms and many other ailments that are all blamed on the aging process. Even George Clooney was quoted as saying “Everyone has a year where they feel like they’ve aged a decade.” We can do exercises to strengthen our knees, adjust diet and exercise to improve metabolism and take other steps for other issues. But we usually don’t.
Let’s be honest - it’s not aging but rather less and less activity, illness, diet, stress and lifestyle changes that cause most of us to “get old.” Over time the effects of these accumulate but more importantly, we feel powerless to change the tide of what we feel is a slow decline because we believe it’s our age! Of course, aging is a small factor, but far less of one than we believe.
If we would only realize that we do have control of our bodies and perspectives, perhaps we would decide to halt and even reverse those “aging ailments” as best we can and to start living younger and stronger every day. We must start wherever we are to heal and strengthen. It may feel difficult and slow (because it took a while to get that way) but it is worth it because our bodies are meant to be healthy for many, many years.
Let’s all reject the negative suggestions around us and break the “aging stigma.” Let’s create our own healthy, youthful realities with better beliefs, just like Johanna!
