Buzzfeed posted an article recently showing old people wearing extremely inappropriate t-shirts in public. It was shared by many of my friends on Facebook.
Here is the link for it. (And beware! It's NSFW, as you've probably amassed by the Web address.)
http://www.buzzfeed.com/maggyvaneijk/masturbating-is-not-a-crime
What was my thought when I saw these pictures? That I can't WAIT to be old. They can do ANYTHING. And NO ONE gives them crap for it!
Another thing I find wonderful about getting old is the amount of time you've had to learn everything you can about something you love. If you do something you love for many years, and have many conversations with many people from many walks of life about it, and you teach it as well...you get pretty darn good at it. You're seen as a guru.
Case in point: Tao Porchon-Lynch. She's 96 years old and the Guinness World Record-certified oldest yoga teacher in the world. She teaches in New York, but also writes books and wins ballroom dancing contests.
In a recent Yoga Journal article, she said something I found absolutely beautiful regarding aging. "I don’t believe in getting old. In America, look how many beautiful trees are hundreds of years old. They are losing leaves but they are not dying—they are recycling. In a few months, spring will start up again. You can learn so much from nature." Her words resonate with my post about some of our views on death. I concluded that when we die...we don't really die. Our spark lives on. And, while we're here, we're here for a reason. That is to do our thing. Live our dreams. Thrive.
With each stage of life there is the ability to be beautiful, awesome, and influential. I think that those of us in the younger generation have so much to look forward to by learning as much as we can about what we love. Then, as we arrive into our older years, we can act as a great resource for those who are younger than us.
Tao is an incredible resource. In that article, she listed her Five Rules for a Long, Happy Life. They are:
1. Don’t procrastinate—tomorrow never comes.
2. You can’t believe in something if you only do it halfway.
3. Each day, whatever is in your mind materializes.
4. Never think about what can go wrong. I know my best day is every day.
5. If you wait for something good to happen, it will. Don’t look for tragedy.
(From http://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/worlds-oldest-yoga-teacher-shares-secrets-long-active-life/utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=story7_title&utm_campaign=myyj_12042014)
Doesn't she just RULE?
Thrive on!
Sarah
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