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At 60 our needs and requirements change
So, when New Year comes, we decide to
make an appropriate changes to mimic
their life style and appearances, our
reasoning is built on this false notion
of perfection and Media messages that
encourage us to be people we are not. We
don’t consider what we want and what is
important to us and neither do we have a
solid reason to get on particular diet or an
exercise plan. After a few weeks of trying to
keep up this façade, we cave in and get back
to our old ways.
When you are older and wiser you let go
of the idea of perfection, it’s an illusion,
a fictional story that has been made up.
The perfect celebrity body has been photo
shopped and the apparently perfect
lifestyle, still has struggles and issues
for sure. We see a warped view of what’s
really going on, we get a neatly packaged
narrative as opposed to the rough edge
reality. As we get wiser, we understand,
who we are and embrace our imperfections.
We make a few changes and become better
versions for ourselves and not waste
time trying to be a second rate version of
someone else. It’s okay not to be perfect, it
means you are human.
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completely, we all have our values, things
that are important to us. For some of us it
is health and family. For others it is wealth
and business. You are at a stage, when
you value your family and friends above
all. They come first and even before your
own needs. Recently you have started to
experience a few health problems and you
figure out that you should make a few
changes to be a bit healthier and you don’t
need a New Year resolution to decide on
these changes. None of us has an exact
same value system as another, and our
values can evolve and change throughout
our lives.
Sometimes, we get so disconnected from
ourselves, we forget what we really care
about and at this stage the Doctor probably
asks questions about how you spend your
time, how do you fill your space, are you
reasonably organised and inspired. What
would you do if money was not an issue,
when you are clear what you stand for, you
can than relate the changes you want to
make to your values, your life and increase
your chances of success.
Again let’s look at a person whose top
of priorities is family but they also want
to exercise regularly for their own health
instead of setting the goal with sole purpose
of being healthier. They link these goals
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