Act Your Age - If You Ever Feel Old, You Must Read This

Why do people ask how old you are? Often it is to put you in a category. We all have stereotypes about what people are like at 50, 60, 90, 100, etc. And we usually expect people to "act their age."

When someone tells you their age you generally put a stereotype on them. You label them: terrible 2s, irresponsible teenager, grandmother, and wild 20s. You get all types of responses when you ask someone their age. She's 10 going on 25, I'm 30 but I feel 15, some people lie, and others just simply refuse to answer the question.

But did you know that chronological age (the number of candles on your cake) is only one part of aging and that we have no control over that. The other type of aging is cellular and recently we have learned how to slow this process dramatically. Both of these combined make you the age you look and feel.

Who doesn't want to be 40 and look and feel 20? I mean have the energy and stamina to do what you want, but more brains than you had in your 20s. If you only rely on your chronological age you will fall into the stereotype, and let's face it, no one likes stereotypes. Do you really think that in this ever-changing world with scientific improvements abounding that we have to age like our parents did? I know I'd like a better way. First you have to change your mindset to believe that it is possible to "be" several ages then you have to take the right action.

Finally, a famous baseball player Satchel Paige was famous for many quotes such as "Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." and "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?" If your answer is a lot younger than your current chronological age, why not adopt that age as your real age?

If you answered Paige's question with an age older than your chronological age, we need to talk. What is keeping you from feeling youthful? You need to examine why you feel older... is it something that can be changed such as mental attitude, physical health, or appearance of skin. There is no need for you to be feeling older than what you are.