You Have Magic Powers of Maturity

But most of the world is hoping you won’t notice, so they’ve written a lot of articles about what you cannot do, why you should be careful, how you should dress, and the many, many ways you must monitor your physical decline.

You have magic powers of maturity.  You have powerful wisdom and experience to bring to whatever it is you love.  You have more discretion over your free time and maybe your money.  You aren’t as concerned about whether you fit in.  You already settled that score.   You have healthy purchasing power, lots of votes, You offer huge benefits to the world around you, your family, yourself.  You can fulfill a purpose beyond Bunco (not that there’s anything wrong with Bunco.)  Never mind the power of your spirit to create whatever it is you love.  There is treasure at your fingertips!

But it’s a secret.  It’s hidden in plain sight in an article called “How to feel relevant when you’re over 60.”

You have magic powers of maturity.  You don’t have to feel relevant.  You are relevant.

I’ve been looking for creative power since I was a teenager, but I been learning how to truly get more and better results with it in my maturity.  And even then, I’ve had to navigate a minefield of discouraging beliefs and homely images about being mature.

The world is looking pretty wonky to me, these days and maybe I could help, but I’m caught in a debate about whether gray hair makes me look old and wondering if my joints are up for replacement this year.  People are trying to scam me on the assumption that I’m feeble minded.  Spiritual awareness?  Put on a babushka and light a candle for your gentle spirit.  (Seriously?  Who writes this stuff?)

Thank Heaven for AARP posting some constructive antidotes to the avoidant approach.

But what if you move forward with your magic powers of maturity to create the cure for feeling invisible?  What if you set a goal to look younger and less tired this year? If you are concerned about being relevant, I’m guessing you are most likely not relevant.   How do we correct a lack of status? The answer is, we can’t.  Furthermore, why should we?  We don’t have to correct anything!  There really isn’t anything wrong with you because of the number of years  you have been on the planet. Can you really age backward?

Maybe if you embrace your magic…

You cannot move toward magic and away from problems and issues.  The only thing you can do is turn your attention away from the disempowering messages.  Put your attention on what you love to create.

My point is that it’s really very hard to move forward and embrace what you love at the same time as  you are backing away from the many, many things that can go wrong.  My greater point is that if you start practicing magic now, you won’t care so much about the minutia of maturity.  You will be having too much fun.

Further, recognize the divinity within you.  It’s only too late if you don’t start now.   Recognize your spirit.  Tap into the part that knows all, is connected to all, and can create your life anew.

Perhaps, just perhaps, there is nothing to fear!

Perhaps there might be some things to look forward to.

Perhaps, just perhaps, what you love to do is exactly what the rest of us need.  That would be a bonus.

Powerful and important?  Yep!  Start learning and using your superpowers.