How To Stay Forever Young

Throughout my life, I’ve seen, heard, and read numerous stories about characters obsessing about a “Fountain Of Youth”.

Plastic surgery, hair dye, botox, and special creams are advertised everywhere online and offline to rejuvenate you, take years off your face, neck, hands,  you name it…and don’t get me started on “prevention techniques”.

There are ways we can maintain a youthful-looking body:

• Moving regularly (Exercising or working out, dancing, doing yoga, walking, whatever works for you!)
• Eating a healthy balanced diet
• Drinking a lot of water
• Avoid chemicals in your food, home environment, and even your makeup
• Avoiding cigarettes or alcohol

…and more!

In an effort to stay young, others lie about their age, date a significantly younger person, get a sports car, only shop at “Forever 21” :), and other “measures”  to address their state of mind.

“I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys R Us Kid” may not be the most accurate attitude about keeping young at heart, but I dare say your mindset is the secret to staying young forever.

When and where I was growing up, age was a symbol of respect and wisdom. Aging is a natural and inevitable process in the circle of  life that begins the very moment we are born.

It’s a great goal to strive for growing old gracefully and look your best. The truth is that as our bodies age, our minds can get “younger”.

I thought about 21 Things We Can Do To Renew Our Mind And Keep Young Forever (a Forever 21 List, if you will):

1. Pray
2. Fall or stay  in love
3. Go outside and play
4. Read and learn
5. Express your love
6. Smile a lot
7. Laugh out loud
8. Give, give, give
9. Forgive, forgive, forgive
10. Find a cause and volunteer
11. Write stories, blog or  journal
12. Try something new each day
13. Mentor someone ~ if you’re a mom, count this twice 🙂
14. Slow dance, line dance, just dance!
15. Collect something pretty
16. Count your blessings
17. Surround yourself with positive friends
18. Travel somewhere new
19. Play an instrument or make music somehow
20. Don’t stop dreaming
21. Don’t stop believing!

I have loved each and every stage of my life with the ups and downs, breakthroughs and breakdowns. I am grateful to be as “old” as I am today. Some never make it this far and I for sure had to work hard at it.

It is my hope that, not long from now, I’ll be wearing – and probably blogging about 🙂 – wrinkles and gray hair, and fighting hot flashes. I want to be alive, experience life, and give my age a different meaning:

Adventure

Gratitude

Empowerment

Natalie Babbitt said in her novel Tuck Everlasting “Do Not Fear Death, Only The Unlived Life”… I would say to myself “Do Fear Aging, Fear Not Living A Youthful Life”.

Founder of the Positive MOM® and creator of the S.T.O.R.Y. System: a blueprint to craft and share powerful stories that will transform your results and help others do the same. Dr. Elayna Fernández is a single mom of 4, an award-winning Storyteller, Story Strategist, and Student of Pain. She’s a bestselling author, internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, and 5x TEDx speaker. She has spoken at the United Nations, received the President’s Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award, and was selected as one of the Top Impactful Leaders and a Woman of Influence by SUCCESS Magazine. Connect with Elayna at thepositivemom.com/ef and follow @thepositivemom. To receive a gift from Elayna, click HERE.

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