This Life-Review Can Change Your Life.
After mid-life, there comes a time where it can be beneficial to reflect on what you have done in the past and and how you want to be in future. This review is a chance to step back to back from the day-to-day activities and broaden your perspective on your life.
The more consideration you you give to the question, the more powerful the results.
Designed to broaden your perspective on life.
Learnings
Coming into the present moment
Ageism. Accepted narratives.
Do you believe the best part of your life is over now?
Yes
No
Yes
Youth is often glorified in the media. Many older people envy the young
How do you feel about the age you are right now?
a I hate the age I am
b I often wish that I was younger
c I love being the age that I am now
The known. Our past is many decades of experience. Memory does not give us an accurate picture.
a) I yearn for the past
b) I'm often nostalgic
c) I don't think about the past much.
How nostalgic are you?
Do you long for external adventure
How important is a regular pattern of events?
Do you have a regular practice that supports you physically?
This might be walking, an exercise regime, pilates or yoga
Would you like to spend less time on social media
Has the pattern of your behaviour become more predictable as you've grown older?
THE FUTURE
There is a widely accepted believe that growing older is all about decline and diminishment.
Do you think you can develop your life physically as you grow older?
Practical preparation for your Future?
Will
Downsizing
Minimalising
Do you think you can develop your life emotionally / spiritually as we grow older?
How important is physical comfort?
How important are new experiences?
How much clarity do you have about what you want for the future.
What is your biggest concern about growing older?
What concerns do you have about the future
Can fear be a useful emotion.
How much clarity do you have about what you want for the future.
What preparation can you make for your future?
Can you develop as we grow older?
How do we manage risk as we age?
What concerns do you have about the future
Can fear be a useful emotion.
How much clarity do you have about what you want for the future.
What preparation can you make for your future?
Can you develop as we grow older?
How do we manage risk as we age?
What would you like to change in your life?
What supports you. Physically? Emotionally? Mentally?
How much time do you have for self-reflection
Being aware of what's important and how we want to be as you grow older .
Do you know how you want to be as you age?
What are the obstacles? What distracts you? Social media?