Ideally, Aging as an older adult should not involve pain , isolation and loneliness when there is good health , financial freedom and well nurtured family members who understand the changes involve with senior living.

It all start from day one of birth, most importantly as a youth.

1. The choices of food intake.

2. The time allocated for exercise

3. The choice of a husband or wife.

4. Relationships with people. We cannot do away with people, therefore honesty, loyalty and selflessness are great ingredients to promote lasting relationships and trust.
Lack of these can affect one negatively.

4. Approach to children upbringing.

3. And most importantly preparation towards regular inflow of money (have a job)

When all these are not carefully planned in the youthful stage, your 60year plus become very stressful instead of relaxed.

There is no formula to help achieve the above excellently without blemish but we can do the following to ease our burden:

The ways of Christ can be a great guide.
Acquiring knowledge in areas of life we lack.
Seeking wisdom
Sacrifices we make for our children today especially in education.

These are not automatic, it’s a conscious effort of an individual’s mind to seek and do and drive life to fulfillment.
Remember, we wrestle not against flesh and blood but forces in darker realms engineering the mind to live outside fulfillment. Prayer cannot be underestimated here.

The choice is yours.

Abigail Miezah
@elderabuseprevention