May you always stay forever young. ~Bob Dylan Have you ever wondered why some people age slower than others while others are on the express train to old age? Sure we can attribute it to genetics, yet, there are crucial factors to staying youthful. Therefore, to understand aging, it is helpful to understand age. 1) Chronological age is your birth year. It is a number. 2) Biological age is what you…

It’s said that the way we do anything is the way we do everything. ~unknown   Making an impact on society can be effortless, cost nothing, and is readily available daily. Kindness is a sentiment espoused by millions. But have you integrated this powerful behavior into your actions? Do you spread kindness in all areas of your life, or is it just for a select few? Most of us have…

Silence can be deafening for many. We fidget, get agitated, and fill the silence with activity and noise. Allowing our thoughts to come and go without attachment can cause emotions to arise and anxiety to spread, so we continue the chatter, the white noise, and any distraction to avoid the discomfort. To become comfortable in quiet, we must examine our apprehension of it. True silence is impossible; sounds are everywhere…

Rewards for those who preserve far exceed the pain that must precede victory. ~ Ted Engstrom   Rhea Bullos, an 11-year-old track athlete in the Philippines, won three gold medals after competing in makeshift “sneakers”  she fashioned with tape and decorated with a hand-drawn Nike swoosh.  Although this was an internet sensation a few years back, the story holds its power in reminding us what can be accomplished with fortitude,…

“The Widening Gap Between Our Fanciful Expectations and The Bitter Reality of This World Is What We Often Unknowingly Refer To, As Stress or Depression”.” ― Venugopal Acharya In Endurance, the sport I compete in with horses, there is an understanding that horses can only carry 20-25% of their body weight. This is inclusive of the rider and their tack. Although all are not in agreement with the exact percentages, there…

The key to aging is to not mourn what’s lost but to celebrate what remains. ~Marc Middleton   I recently heard a speaker encouraging people to fight against ageism, and if asked: to “Lie about their age,” “Hide growing older at all costs.” Blaming ageism for the fact we are aging is ridiculous. Unwarranted fear arises because we are indoctrinated with the projections of others. We live in a  youth-centric…

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. ~ Oprah Winfrey How we move through life has everything to do with mindset. If we focus more on what we can do and less on what we cannot do, we may surprise ourselves. After ten years of retirement from competing in endurance riding ( 50-100 miles on a horse), I…

 To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson The authentic self is who we are at our absolute core. It is who we were born to be. A composite of all our skills, talents, and wisdom, it is what makes us uniquely us because it is our souls’ calling.  Yet, we define our lives by our…