Does old age break us, or do we break ourselves? | #29

Send me a message!

I can tell you that when I think about getting old, I'm not scared of wrinkles or grey hair. What I am afraid of is becoming weak, disabled, losing my independence along with my grace and confidence.

At the heart of everything I hope to avoid as I age, is the loss of my movement ability. I'd prefer not to become more uncomfortable in my body, and able to do less of life over time.

However, most of us think that disability is a natural consequence of ageing, that losing function and fun are a part of the process. And not just a small amount, later on. But most of it, from the moment we turn 30. (And I mean most of it - we've even forgotten what we are capable of)

But I don't buy it. This miracle movement machine is the most resilient system we know. Due to its developmental nature, it can only become what it does.

A lifetime of poor movement is a more likely culprit to create a body with poor movement than ageing - that makes much more sense to me.

I've dealt with countless people that claim they have no idea where this injury or issue suddenly came from, and I have to bite my tongue before I ask,

"But sorry ma'am, your body looks like you haven't nurtured its movement for decades - what do you mean this came from nowhere?"

If we wish to maintain youthful movement, then we must exercise youthful movements. If we don't want to become rigid and flexed like a chair, then we must continuously unravel our sitting.

Movement is life, the loss of it, death. It has become common to excessively lose movement ability, but common is not normal.

I believe that we can keep our youth while we age. As much responsibility as we are willing to take for what we become is as much control as we claim over the outcome.

Let's acknowledge that we are crafting our future through every moment.

We are the sum of our actions.

@craigvandotcom (on all channels)

Website: https://craigvan.com

X: https://x.com/craigvandotcom

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigvandotcom/?hl=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHJ9dnY6Vj7BVNNCMQ72hbQ

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigvandotcom/