I’ve said before that I hate getting old. In God’s plan and in his grace, he’s using the one person I struggle with to serve as an example of a person who models aging well.<\/p>\n
To age well is to not complain – not complain about aches and pains, and about what could’ve been or could be better, not complain about how things were different and how young people do things wrong.<\/p>\n
To age well is to not recant and lament the good ol’ days – no one wants to hear what it was like when you were young and the world was perfect.<\/p>\n
To age well is to keep quiet – you may be an old sage, but unsolicited advice is annoying.<\/p>\n
To age well is to serve others as best as you can – even with limitations do all you can to bless others.<\/p>\n
To age well is to continue to push yourself to serve others – it’s ok to be uncomfortable and tired for a time in order to serve others. It’s worth it.<\/p>\n
To age well is to accept the suffering as part of aging – you may not get better, but suffering makes you yearn for Jesus that much more.<\/p>\n
To age well is to have a good mental attitude – choose joy, choose laughter, choose to compliment rather than criticize people.<\/p>\n
To age well is to not fear death – everyone will face it sooner or later. Don’t stress over the inevitable and uncontrollable.<\/p>\n
As they say: It’s not how long you live but how well you live.<\/p>\n
I’ve lived relatively long.<\/p>\n
I want to live well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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