What I like best when a new year comes in is that it gives a feeling of hope and something to look forward to while shaking away all those bad things that had happened to us in the year that’s about to leave. Sometimes I find myself smiling broadly and acting giddily minutes before the turn of the year.
With all the things that we seniors have been going through and experiences we have had, sometimes what we really hope for is finding happiness and be able to maintain it for the rest of our lives. Unfortunately, happiness is one thing that’s quite hard to achieve especially if we still haven’t come to terms with our own selves.
To start the year right, we must include happiness in our to-do tasks for the year 2010 a.k.a seniors’ new year’s resolutions. Sometimes happiness involves conscious effort in our part and even if it was said that you don’t go searching for happiness as it should find you. In today’s world, it’s important for you to know what brings happiness in your world, keep it within reach and use it when life strikes hard at you. Happiness is your own weapon, something that will never fade nor vanish which makes it all the more important for seniors whose life seemed stable and monotonous but in reality, is full of surprises!
Like stated earlier, happiness starts with accepting your own self. Be it wrinkly skin or gray hairs, or even a bad knee, if we are not happy with what we have and make the most out of our situation, it’s impossible to be happy. If we insist on carrying the heavy load of regrets and disappointments, seeing all those beautiful things in life would be hard, much less appreciate the things that have been kind to us.
Seniors’ lives are full of transitions. There will be adjustments. Companions come and go, even our loved-ones tend to just disappear in nanosecond. Then there’s the issue of soul-searching and finding answers that could even be nonexistent. Happiness can only be found if we focus on doing what matters most to us and stop doing things for other people, unless of course, the deed satisfies you. In order for happiness to come, seniors should make it possible by paving the way.
Older adults should never think that time is running out for them, instead, focus on what you can do now and what you can still accomplish with your own resources. As the old saying goes, there’s no use in crying over spilt milk. Age is given but what you can do with your life is something you choose and decide on.
