Self-care after 50: non-negotiable
When you think about changing eating habits in your 50’s and 60’s one thing is different now: it’s no longer just about weight.
Now it’s about health, prevention, and often, managing chronic conditions. And if you truly spend some time reflecting, you may feel a deeper determination than before. Now or never. Self-care becomes non-negotiable. This determination may come from a deeper sense of self-love (instead of fear)
Change something
I feel like at the beginning of every decade, or maybe even every few years, there is an inner need to shed the old habits, “shed the borrowed clothes”, look in the mirror with fresh eyes, and offer ourselves “new life.” Reinvention from within. It’s needed because it’s easy to get stuck in daily habits, and routines, some of them boring, some accidental, and some simply no longer needed.
If you feel like one day rolls into another and rarely anything changes, self-care and self-trust may become your new purpose and a breath of fresh air. This self-care starts to bring you a sense of authority over your life.
If it’s a good time to write, I want to offer some journaling questions:
- What habits are you ready to leave behind?
- What boundaries are you ready to set?
- What rituals inspire you now?
- If you were to create a refreshing, doable self-care plan now, what would be on it?
- How do you see yourself in the future, a year from now, as a result of those boundaries and self-care habits?