Monday, March 16, 2009

The Three Ages of Our Life

First Age of our life - we discover the art of walking, running, eating and playing.

Second Age - a time of responsibilities, we live our lives through our careers, families and friends, we depend on the advice, support and encouragement of people more experienced.

Third Age - heralds a new and exciting period of life, a period of mentoring opportunities, personal fulfillment and nurturing existing and creating new friendships.

Your overall wellbeing is paramount to your ability to age successfully and happily.

Research has shown that our need to be spiritual increases in importance when we enter our third age. This is due to the increased amount of time we have and the need to connect with a higher being or simply to be more in touch with oneself.

Social network and support is one of the most important factors affecting successful ageing.