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I'm in an industry of vanity. More than anything else, the fitness industry is based in muscle tone, shape, and the weight of one's body. Many people believe by engaging in fitness they won't get old or feel the effects of it. We're told aging is a horrible process, our beauty diminishes, our faces wrinkle, our skin sags, our muscles whither, our joints breakdown, and our ability to remain independent is eradicated. People seek out fillers, lifts and tucks, sucking fat from one place to the other, get cut open to add or remove things with the hope at least they won't look so old.
As we continue into another year in this human form I get to call my body I sit often in meditation, scanning myself from head to toe and I thank this body for being such an incredibly resilient vessel to move around in.
Aging is a gift. Growing old is in fact a blessing. When you lose so many people you love at their young ages of 30, 40, 50, 60 you realize, every single day is a precious gift. If you remain in this present moment and find love and beauty in that, getting older is simply a process showing life lived, ideally to its fullest potential.
So today, I looked in the mirror, I smiled at my reflection and saw the beauty in my age. I thanked my angels and my inner being for being so loving and kind and keeping me healthy.
If you ever feel like you need to improve yourself, first, look in the mirror, find a loving gaze, thank yourself for everything it is and all that you've done to get to this very point. Then say, "I love you, just like this." Getting old is a blessing. Love the journey and find wisdom in your aging process.