Healthy aging is all the rage. It seems like there is a new product every week that promises good health to a ripe old age. But I would like to take a deeper dive, past healthy aging to successful aging.
Being healthy is, of course, a key part of a happy old age. Few things can limit your options and choices more stringently than an illness or a "wear and tear" condition like arthritis. But a truly happy and, let us say, successful senior lifetime involves more than only good health. So for the sake of clarity, let me define "successful aging". Your definition may differ, and that is fine, but here is mine:
"Aging successfully is having the physical, mental, social and financial resources and ability to live life the way that you want to live it at whatever age you are."
As you see, this takes it beyond only health and wellness. So while I don't intend to abandon my focus on that, I will be expanding it into these other important areas as well. And remember, at the end of the day (or life) if you are happy with your life then you are successful.
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