DISQUS

Lance · 1 year ago

You're are so right, that age can limit us - but only if we let it. I've done it several times - let age hold me back. I'm getting much better now, and this is a great reminder of what is possible. Everything is possible.


I love the first picture, too - the old couple in the hammock!

Writer Dad · 1 year ago

My wife is a decade older than I. This is a perfect distance. I keep her young, she keeps me wise, and things rarely stand in our way.

John Rocheleau - Zen-Moments · 1 year ago

As a 58 year old man, I totally agree.


Life and all its adventures doesn't stop just because you are no longer young. It just changes. The substance and quality of your new directions will be unique and reflective of your experience.



We all wonder what would life be like if we had a "do-over." Well, you can't recreate your past, but you can absolutely recreate your life in the "now" to live life the way you want. You have the advantage of experience. And you DO have the energy to make it happen -- if you choose to.



John

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

I often need to remind myself, and my parents that age shouldn't matter.


Glad you liked it, I thought it was sweet. :)

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

That sounds like the perfect arrangement, Writer Dad! :)

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Absolutely! Past experiences will only make your new adventures that much more rewarding. It's great that you are already living life to the fullest, John. The more great examples such as yourself, the better for everyone.

Jeff@MySuper-ChargedLife · 1 year ago

Age is all in the mind! I love your statement, "So go out there, decide what it is you want, and make it happen." I agree. The world is just waiting to see what we will demand from it. Age makes no difference. Great article!

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

I agree! Way to go Jeff, you got it! :D

Sara at On Simplicity · 1 year ago

I loved this, and it really rang true for me. I'm on the young side, so for years I felt I was too young to do certain things. What a waste of thought!


"There is no magical middle-age group where everything is possible. We are all at the right age for each of our goals, right now."



Brilliant. This was great, Nathalie!

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Thank you Sara! And I know what you mean, I'm on the young side too, and sometimes we just hold ourselves back because we think we need to be a certain age. Glad it rang true! :)

Mary@Simply Forties · 1 year ago

Good topic. Thanks for reminding us that "age-ism" works both ways - young & old!


I was recently visiting with an uncle who really is a character. He is 75 years old. He had read somewhere that soon people would be living to 150. Everywhere we went that day he told people he was middle-aged! What a great attitude!



At 46 I feel like things just keep getting better!

Robin · 1 year ago

Hi B.W!


I love this article - it's all so true. I think you are quite right when you suggest that some people use their age as an excuse - that it isn't the real issue for them.



I really like all your suggestions - Robin

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Hi Mary, thanks for stopping by! I love your uncle's story! We are going to keep living longer, so 75 seems like middle age, indeed! It put a smile on my face! :)

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Thanks for the lovely comments Robin. I use my age as an excuse sometimes, but I know that's not what's really stopping me. I hope the article was helpful. :)

Stephen Hopson · 1 year ago

I found you because you left a comment on the blog "Rock Your Day" (Dave Navarro). I am neither a woman nor a billionaire but I liked this article enough to not only become a new subscriber but also will be mentioning you as the source of the two people mentioned in this article in my gratitude post at the end of next week.


I was particuarly touched by the "little old lady" story because you're right, age is just a number. I bet in her eyes, I'm still a "kid" at 47. LOL. Nice job. Nice reminder.



It's all up here (tapping my head).

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

I'm so glad you found this post interesting Stephen, and thank you for stopping by! And don't worry, I'm not a billionaire either. ;) (Yet!?)


I really like that Marjorie competes with people half her age, and they are like "kids" to her.



Thank you for the great comments, I'm heading over to your site now. :)

nicholaspowiull · 1 year ago

Age is perspective of time, yet time is an illusion and here is why: have you ever looked under a microscope and saw many tiny atoms vibrating against each other? Everything in life is like this vibrating process. Before time began through this vibrating process, consciousness begin to expand. The vibration allowed for the perspective of consciousness to expand by looping consciousness back onto itself. In other words, the vibration of consciousness allowed itself to perceive itself as being here, there, and the space in-between (the space to make here and there possible).


Through the vibration, there was an measurable distance from here to there. It took time to get from here to there. Yet, the time it took to get from to there was based on the perspective of consciousness. The measurement between here and there could take as long or as short amount of time that consciousness perceived. Consciousness could decide through perspective which part of the vibration to focus on. Consciousness could instantly move from here to there or it could perceive itself to be here and there simultaneously. As well as here, there, and the space in-between in one moment.



To understand what I am saying, hold an object in your hand, now move your hand from one side to the other. When that object is moving, it is not moving in time. The object from 'point A' to 'point B' is not the same object; all the atoms (or the one atom of everything) disassembles and reassembles anytime something so called “moves”. It is not moving at all inside time. What is actually happening, is that the object is relocating itself to be where it was already. In other words, all objects exist everywhere all at once in time because every object is the same object. If an object were to move faster then the speed of light, it is not that the object moves that fast, but that the object exists everywhere and just materialized from and to the location it already was existing. You only observe it as moving in time based on perspective.



This is what makes time an illusion. Time is a perspective of the measurable distance from one thing to another, but the one thing and the other are both the same-thing. Time/age is an illusion of the same time.



Thank you for your wisdom in this article indeed! :) It was delightful read to say the least!



Have a Conscious Flexing day,

~Nicholas Powiull

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Hi Nicholas, thank you for your informative comment. I have read that time is an illusion before, but your explanation is much more thorough.


I think time has become one of those illusions that we've all collectively decided to buy into. If we stopped caring about time so much, we would realize it was just something we made up.



Again, thank you for stopping by!

Rosabel · 1 year ago

I like your blog very much! I never believe that age is a reason to stop us from chasing after our dreams or goals. We are given this one and only life and we should fully utilize the time given to us no matter how old we are. When I told my friends that I would further my master degree in older age, they are laughing at me and told me that I'm silly to still want to go back study at old age. Well, why bother how people look at us? Most important is that we don't was our time in giving excuses! I love learning and never stop learning and exploring, not til my last breath on earth. Very good reminders to all of us especially those keep saying age is their limitation! Age is not the limitation, but we give ourselves lots of limits without daring to challenge ourselves!

Neal · 1 year ago

I am 61, this article gives me hope. I am recently started on what I hope is a fuller more peaceful more productive life. Thank you for affirming my new quest.

Vered - MomGrind · 1 year ago

I do freak about about aging. Loved this article. It's an important reminder to STOP!

Sheila · 1 year ago

I just found your blog and relate very closely with your mission statement. I think that age is relative and it doesn't matter if you are young or old, if you have found your passion, go after it! What are you waiting for!?! This is a realization that I have found recently, after spending years behind a desk when this was not the place for me.


Taking that first step can be very scary, but once you do it, you never look back. I have found in my own life that once I started operating by my the heart, and following my intuition, things just work out for the best.



Thanks for the great article.



Sheila

http://www.livewell360.com

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Thanks for stopping by Rosabel! I love how you bring home the fact that we only have one life to live and that we should take advantage of it!


Keep on challenging yourself, and I will do the same. :)

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

I'm glad this article inspired you, Neal. Thank you for stopping by! I believe anything is possible, and once you make that decision - changes will take place in your life. :)

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Absolutely! Thank you for stopping by Vered. :)

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Hi Sheila, I'm so glad you found my site. It seems we have a lot in common! I am also into wellness and health. I love your site. :)


Thanks for sharing about your own experiences. The heart and our intuition really do provide us with magical opportunities. Congratulations on your successes so far, and may many more continue to unfold.

MyDearFriends · 1 year ago

Inspiring post! I'm glad I found it. For yet another take on the topic you might find this an interesting reading: http://mydearfriends.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/t... (The Point in Your Life When You Got Old). This is something I wrote when I reflected on that topic.


I would be interested to hear what you think!

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Thanks for stopping by! I read your take on the subject, and I'm glad I did. Every article I read about age is like looking through a different filter on life.


Thanks for sharing! :)

Nebula · 1 year ago

I find most people I know have stopped doing something they really enjoyed due to time constraints, family obligations, etc, but now that they could conceivable begin the activity that they enjoyed so much in the past again, they think they're "too old."


I don't see any reason not to do something you enjoy, no matter what your age. If you're out of shape or practice, you can get back in slowly. If it's a matter of dignity, well, that's just stupid.



Why do people stop doing things they love to begin with? Usually, it's not necessary to completely stop. But people tend to give up what they love so easily, and then find it's not so easily regained, Sad.

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Thanks for stopping by Nebula! I agree with you: people let things get in the way too easily. Sometimes it can be harder to get back into something after we think we are "over the hill" and stuff.

Ana · 1 year ago

Morjorie Newlin died early 2008 age 87. Your post makes it look as if she is still alive.. But it is a great post and Morjorie Newlin inspiration is still valid

BillionaireWoman · 1 year ago

Wow thank you for the information Ana, I was under the impression she was still with us. I had found out about her in 2007. Thanks again, and sorry for the slip up!

Henri J · 6 months ago

Just found your blog! I think it's awesome and I'm on the younger side myself. I have been putting off starting a blog about the topics I love (health, wealth and self-development).

I just subscribed to your RSS feed so you'll be seeing me around and one day my name will become a link and that day will come soon.

Keep on rockin'!