Most of you want to age gracefully, don’t you?

But you never really understand what aging gracefully actually means. You often become gloomy and pessimistic as you age. It is because you face many life challenges on your way to your old age.

And many a time you feel that your life has been very harsh to you.

Yes!

You become dejected and depressed when your life often throws you to the wolves.

Not only this. Your old age brings along its own unique problems into your life.

• Old age makes you fear death as you feel it is waiting around the corner for you.
• You are concerned about your health.
• You are worried about your financial status.
• You dread the loneliness which is thrust on you.

All these exclusive age related problems make you very cynical and skeptical about the good things in life. And your whole attitude becomes negative and gloomy.

Have you seen how most old aged people look?

You will be amazed to see most of them looking serious with no smile on their face. It is as though old aged people have lost all interest in their lives.

This is not the way to age gracefully. Your age is just a biological calculation. Your body can age, but your mind remains as young as you want it to be.

Here are the 10 secrets to age gracefully

1. Never be a couch potato and become unhealthy in your old age.

Most aged people spend their time watching TV or in social media.  Of course, there is nothing wrong in it.

But when you spend most of your time glued to the TV\social media, you get used to this losing-contact-with-people-habit. Also, all the negativity which TV and social media now projects get imbibed by you.

It indirectly affects your mindset. You forget to communicate with people as you feel more comfortable in being addicted to the entertainment your idiot box provides.

You often have no good relationship with your family and so you do not want to spend time with them. So, you feel watching TV or being fixated to the social media is better than interacting with your family.

This is a very  dangerous habit.

Entertainment and social media should not become the entirety of your life.

When you spend quality time with your family, it literally revitalizes you.

2. Eat healthy stops your aging process

Being healthy is a key factor to age gracefully.

Avoid junk food.

Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits.

Drink plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated.

Do regular exercises.

Go for long walks.

Be active and agile.

If you are not healthy in your old age, it instantly affects your mind.

3. You can look young when you are well-groomed

Being well-groomed is yet another secret to aging gracefully.

Old age does not in anyway give you the liberty to be shabby and disheveled.

But one word of caution.

Never try to ape the youth. In your anxiety to show yourself very young, you dress up like a young person. It would definitely not suit your age. The final end product is that your endeavor to appear young backfires, making you look very aged.

Dress your age with dignified elegance. The youth cannot match your magnificence.

Take care of your hair.

Cut your nails.

Be well shod.

Never wear ill-fitting clothes.

Being well-groomed gives you incredible confidence. Your confidence makes you look young and energetic.

4. When you are positive, you emote breeziness

It is sad that as you age you become very negative. You do not see the good side of life as your mind is focused only on the negative aspect of everything.

Times have changed and along with it, the mental attitude of people has also changed. Don’t make it a big issue and rant about the lack of values of modern times.

You also feel that the whole world has turned against you. You are at loggerheads with your children\spouse.

Whenever you interact with your family, your negativity makes them shy away from you.

But when you are positive, you are sought out by your family\friends.

5. Interacting with people makes you feel younger

One of the best secret to age gracefully is mingling with people. If you lead an isolated life, you will feel lonely and lost.

Why do many people feel apprehensive to interact with you after you age?

It is because you become judgmental and hypercritical about others.

Never be like this. You will be thrust aside as boring and dull.

Be friendly and pleasant when you interact with others so that they feel good to talk with you.

6. Never become preachy

As you grow older, you become preachy and advising.

You preach about the values of life from your angle which make youngsters terrified to interact with you.

You cannot expect your mature attitude in modern youngsters. Let them evolve by themselves.

Give others advice only when you are asked, and not otherwise.

7. Be financially stable to enjoy old age

If you do not have money in your old age, you will be battered around.

You can age gracefully only when you have your financial position safe and sound.

So, plan your retirement even as you are in the prime of your life.

8. Keep smiling to look young

The best way to age gracefully is to keep smiling.

Most old age people forget to smile.

Never be like that.

When you look glum and gloomy, people do not like interacting with you.

9. Be mentally active to learn new things

Age cannot damage your mental agility. It is your mental attitude which decides the age of your mind. So, keep your mind young and active.

Your mind can be as young as you command it to be.

Age is not a factor to learn new things. Learning keeps your mind young and fresh.

I learned to operate a computer at the age of fifty five.

10. Enjoy your life to make your old age more fruitful.

When you were young, you suffered from tons of work related tension. You never had time to enjoy your inner cravings.

Your youth was spent in fulfilling your duties. You led a hectic lifestyle.

Your old age is the time to enjoy your life. It is God sent duty free life.

Visit many new places.

Go on vacations.

Enjoy fun time with your friends.

CONCLUSION

Do you know you age fast mentally than physically?

“You don’t stop laughing when you grow old; you grow old when you stop laughing.” – George Bernard Shaw  

Your old age is just a biological evolution. So, never think that it is the end of your life. Your old age is actually an open sesame to another new world of mellow happiness and fulfillment.

Don’t push your old age towards a depressive existence. Age gracefully to become majestic in experience and regal in character.