The Best is Yet to Come: A Faithful Perspective on Aging Well

I love both writing and reflecting equally so thought I’d share a little something from my heart that hopefully serves as an encouragement to your heart.

In less than a month I will be 50 💕

I feel 26 in my mind but the reality is with every passing moment we ARE aging.

That used to frighten me on countless levels.

In part because I allowed the negative worldview of aging to find its way into my own heart and mind. I felt powerless against its forces. Personally living through the devastating heartache that CAN run parallel to aging ignited my will to rebel against these “norms.”

ALL of THIS drove me deeper and deeper into discovering a DIFFERENT PATH. A more FRUITFUL, THRIVING path.

The truth is aging doesn’t have to be negative (it’s an intentional perspective shift) and you are not powerless.

AGING is a GIFT and you are far more POWERFUL than you may have permitted yourself to believe.

At 49 (almost 50) I feel more young, vibrant and energetic than I ever felt at 19 or even 29. I don’t say that to tout myself but to offer HOPE.

I’ve had to stretch myself and shift countless habits quite considerably throughout the years for this to be my current reality. The key is I didn’t just rely on myself for strength. I found my strength in THE LORD.

The journey wasn’t easy. Perhaps you can relate?

The TRUTH is every step forward and two steps back led me to where I am today.

I am wildly GRATEFUL for this gift of ENERGY, JOY and HEALING because I remember the days where the opposite ruled my life.

God is FAITHFUL.

It wasn’t genes. It didn’t just happen. I didn’t get lucky.

I was INTENTIONAL. First and foremost my SPIRIT and SOUL were searching for PEACE. I found the GREATEST PEACE in my savior Jesus Christ.

It’s truly AMAZING what is POSSIBLE in the physical when your SOUL finds REST. And TRUE REST I found comes from being connected to the ONE who CREATED YOU.

TRUSTING in Him fully, despite circumstances, alleviates the weight of burdens because you’re no longer carrying them alone.

I was CONSISTENT in the small everyday practices. I was DILIGENT because I CHOSE to BELIEVE my GOALS and DREAMS were waiting for me on the other side of these momentary discomforts.

I learned to offer myself GRACE.

In my teens and 20’s I suffered extreme fatigue, weight gain, hormone imbalances, depression, unknown allergies and beyond.

I was on countless medications that for me further complicated my path to finding HEALING. At the time it felt like this was my NORM. My frustrating reality in which I had zero control.

Boy was I wrong. The YEARS have taught me a great deal.

I’ve learned and am learning to SPEAK differently. The WORDS I SPEAK over myself MATTER.

And yours do too. SPEAK LIFE.

I now use WISDOM in HOW I FUEL my MIND, BODY and SOUL, and LISTEN ever so closely to the SACRED MESSENGERS in my physical body.

Those ACHES/PAINS, and various SYMPTOMS/CONCERNS I refer to as SACRED MESSENGERS? They are speaking but you must LISTEN and ACT. Get CURIOUS, DIG DEEP and be your own ADVOCATE. Restoration IS possible.

I FILTER what I permit into my vessel. SPIRIT, SOUL, BODY. It MATTERS and your WELLNESS depends upon this action. NOT FILTERING can create STRESS. STRESS shuts down our digestive, metabolic and immune systems. Your body can’t decipher the type of stress, it just simply reacts.

Understanding how to manage stress properly is KEY to FEELING and LOOKING your very BEST!

PRACTICES that create CALM and lower CORTISOL became a RITUAL in my life: Daily reading my Bible, prayer, deep breathing, movement, connection, uplifting music, and overall balance became the greatest of treasures in my life.

YOU ARE UNIQUE, created with a PURPOSE , FEARFULLY and WONDERFULLY MADE and ALIVE. 🤍 It’s NEVER too late to begin FEELING GREAT! AGING doesn’t mean you are or will be broken. In fact, I believe with all of my heart, they can be some of the most wonderful years of one’s life.

Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing practices I incorporate into my daily, weekly, or monthly routine to feel VIBRANT, YOUTHFUL, and GLOWING in spirit, soul, and body.

If you are ready to leave FATIGUE, WEIGHT GAIN, and OVERWHELM behind and instead discover PEACE, VIBRANCY, JOY and a level of WELLNESS that gives you an INNER GLOW,

I’d be honored to be your guide.

Please DM me or fill out the contact form for a free discovery call.

Sending you LOVE and LIGHT, always.