As the boomer generation is quickly reaching the high side of fifty, the majority are expecting to live to 85 or 90 and plan to stay fit to enjoy those years as much as possible. However, the highest level of health and well being must also take into account our mental, emotional, spiritual and social situations as well as the physical.Your best health is essential in all aspects of your life from your body, your friends to the environment around you. You have to start thinking of wealth not just in terms of money and property, but also in terms of mental, emotional, physical, social and spiritual well being.
In regard to mental health, the mind is the key to all aspects of your well being.
With the proper mental outlook, the poor can still be very happy with life. On the other hand, a pessimistic millionaire can be miserable with life no matter how much he possesses.
To maintain a positive mental outlook is definitely not easy in our world today, but those who can keep an optimistic attitude about things that directly affect them can remain much happier and healthier than those who always expect the worst.
Our emotions can lead us to act impulsively, so a high level of awareness in this area is important and essential to our well being. Relationships that take us many years to establish can be destroyed in one fit of temper.
Positive emotions like love, joy and compassion should be nurtured while negatives such as fear, anger and hate should be suppressed as much as possible. Controlling our emotions is not easy but the more we try to be aware of them as they start to form, the better we can be at managing them.
Negative emotions have been found to lead to illnesses including high blood pressure, heart disease, ulcers, depression and other ailments. Positive emotions on the other hand, seem to improve the immune system and lead to better health.
Of course, our physical well being is key to enjoying a healthy life. We should always try to get the needed rest, exercise and nutrition to maintain our bodies as well as possible.
If you can find a form of exercise you enjoy such as golf, tennis or pleasant walks, it makes life much easier. We all need exercise but its much harder to make a habit out of something you dread.
Finally, don’t overlook the importance of personal relationships. Whether its the love of your life, family or just close friends, appreciate, enjoy and nurture your bonds with others. As life comes close to an end its these relationships that seem to matter much more than personal possessions.
I hope these thoughts may make it easier to stay fit and healthy. Nobody said growing older would be easy, but I think most of us agree that it beats the alternative. With that in mind stay fit and enjoy the many years ahead as much as possible.
