After seven decades of living, it’s apparent to me that there are lots of myths floating around about aging. Indeed, aging is an inescapable body thing, but it need not affect your passion for life. When you bring alertness to your day, with the intent of savoring your experiences like a child, you will find that you are still a mischievous rascal. There’s still plenty of life to enjoy. I have a friend who's 95. He loves to tell me that he meets Father Time, head-on every morning, and says the same thing, “I deny that I am yours to do as you want to. It’s still my life and I plan to live it my way.” When you make it a point to live out your elder years consciously, you quickly feel that enthusiastic child inside of you. That child is still very much alive; the only difference is that with maturity comes wisdom, so you lose the childhood innocence, but not your love for life. Here are seven ways to remind you that no matter what your age, you can look at the world with the same eyes through which you looked as a curious and passionate child. Now that’s wise. Visit RobWhiteMedia.com and download the free Daily WOW! Smart Phone App. Now you can or order a free copy of Rob’s book, 180 to help keep your mind healthy, wealthy and wise.

1. Keep Love in your
heart,always
70/20 tip # 1:
There is no wiser way to live
long beyond your 70’s,with the
passion of a twenty year old,
than to stick with love in your
heart - no matter who you are
with or what you are doing.
Love is passion caught on fire.
Where there is love there is
vibrant life.
Photo:lanierstar.com

2. Take time to imagine new
things to do that would
light you up;now get out
there and take action.
70/20 tip # 2:
It’s great to try something new.
Nothing bad will happen to you.
Do it now! Don’t confine yourself
to small places. The world is large
– expand your domain. Attend an
adult education cooking class,join
a bowling team or take that art
course at the local library.

3. Go Silent.Go Deep.
Accept that you are
unique.
70/20 tip # 3:
Count the cost for expressing
your uniqueness – there is none.
Count the blessings - oh,so many!
Demonstrate your unique style
- don that garden hat,no matter
how flamboyant it may seem.Do
you like it?Wear it.Live here and
now;that’s all there ever is.

4. Keep the body active,but
slow down the pace.
70/20 tip # 4:
An active body is your rescue from
creaking bones. Put the body out
of service and it cannot serve you
properly.Physical action is vital
to your health and wellbeing.
What activity might become your
newest passion? Put on those
walking shoes,and get up and go.

5. Get a thrill out of giving,
and give daily.
70/20 tip # 5:
Give spontaneously.Give
boldly.Give generously. Give
wholeheartedly,and you will
feel like a million bucks every
time you give. Give a warm
smile. Give a kind remark. Give a
friend a stick of gum or a sucking
candy.How you give is far more
important than what you give.

6. Your life is meaningful
or you’d not be here –
appreciate that.
70/20 tip # 6:
Live in the world,knowing that
you are a valuable contribution
to humanity. Respect the
life-lessons and insights that you
have gained over the years,and
share them. You can experience
an ordinary life in extraordinary
ways,which is precisely what
gives passion its energy.

7. Take part in your own
deliverance.
70/20 tip # 7:
One thing I’ve learned over
the past seven decades is that
passion and wisdom are graceful
gifts bestowed on anyone
who’s willing to be his natural,
loving self,approachable and
spontaneous. Passion and
wisdom are a hot combination.
This is the spice that keeps the
relationship hot with my wife.
Pictured:Rob and his wife,Kat.
Visit RobWhiteMedia.com and download the free
DailyWOW! Smart Phone App.Now you can or
order a free copy of Rob’s book,180 to help keep
your mind healthy,wealthy and wise.