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And what does all this have to do with cake?

Learning to age does not come natural to me

Sometimes I wonder if it is all too late, if I have missed all the good chances and will now be left only with crumbs. I know that it is not even that late in life but the future no longer looks vibrant and youthful. I feel a little mournful, a little disempowered, a little defeated, a little scared.

Somewhere along the way I have forgotten to keep dreaming, and if you asked me what I would like to do then I can no longer answer. This is partly because I have ‘grown up’, I realise the magic of youth only as youthfulness quietly drip drops away and as the understanding grows that age requires selfcare and yes, also financial means. I feel weak and not empowered and hardly optimistic.

Why am I sharing this with you?

Because I hope to turn this experience around. Because I want there to be a permanent marker in this moment in time so that I can refer to it when I feel stronger, more optimistic, safer. More joyful. And then I want to share the experience with you. Not as a slide show of ‘other people’s sunshine photos’ but as something that you can grasp a slice of for yourself.

How does that sound? Can I do it? If I can then you can, too. If it is for me and within my reach then it will be for you and within yours, too.

Let’s share a ‘slice’ of this

The image below is of Jason, when we were both strong and felt like everything was still in front of us. He, too, feels that he is no lonnger 24. Let’s bring Jason along on this project. Let’s get back onto the yoga mat, let’s carve out some time, some space. Let’s conjur up the little leftver discipline to take good care of our future selves. If we do, I bet that we will be happy about it.

Please consider following me here and on my main blog http://www.over7seas.com because I am not entirely sure yet where I will share the progress. Most important: let’s start together. x

Today’s first task:

1. Make sure to be hydrated & creaky joints and weak muscles benefit. Pour yourself 3 medium-large glasses of water, bonus points if you use warm water from the kettle. And make sure to drink them in the course of the day. (It’s not even as much as we probably should drink, but start there. Pour a 4th or 5th in case you are a few steps ahead of the rest of us..)
2. I’m purposely not giving you a longer list because getting properly hydrated is already a job. Work on this and let me know how many glasses you managed to drink in the course of today, tomorrow and each day of the coming 7 days.
3. Please tell me in the comments.

Sharing a slice means sharing feeling better. There currently is no actual cake involved but if you take part in this little selfcare challenge I might share a very, very tasty recipe with you. Yes, a recipe for cake if you really would like one..

Tags: a slice of life, ageing, finding joy, Health, selfcare, selfhelp, the future is ours, things to life for, travel, Yoga