Daily – I am realising – that this aging body of mine simply cannot go on at the same pace it once did.

Things that were once easy – are becoming more and more of a challenge – or as this quote puts it – I have reached an age – where my mind says – ‘I can do that’ – but my body says – ‘try it and you’ll be sorry’.

I have to admit that many times I have actually found that to be true – when I have tackled things that my mind assured me I could do – only to find my body complaining loudly afterwards.

But – instead of focusing on what I can no longer do – I find it more helpful – to be thankful – for those things that I can still do – albeit at a slower pace – and – heed what I read just the other day – “Be thankful – for what you do have – rather than dwelling on what you don’t have” – simply shifting my focus – from what is missing – to what is present.

I need to accept my body’s limitations – instead of constantly fighting them – and thank my body for supporting me and getting me through each day.

I love this quote I found here – “and – I said to my body softly – ‘I want to be your friend’ – it took a long breath and replied – ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this”.

Making peace with getting older is so important – and recognising that the energy I have – is no longer the unlimited resource – it once seemed to be – and how I now spend it can determine the quality of my life.

As someone put it here – “It’s time to learn how to be the gatekeeper of your own time and energy”.

I am finding that so much changes with age – “As you get older – you realise that you don’t need all the things that fill your space – but rather – the things that fill your heart”

It’s almost as though something shifts – the focus of life changes – and I have found that I now have the time – the wisdom – and the perspective – to turn more inwards – to focus more – on finding what fills my heart and soul.

The space is there for me to fill – space to befriend my aging body – with it’s limitations – while at the same time – making room to nourish my soul.

Blessings – Lois