60 pieces of advice from 60-year-old women to 30-year-old women

One day Margaret Manning decided to leave her job and create Syxty and me, a community for women over 60.

Her proposal opened the minds of numerous women, making them question the purpose and meaning of their lives. Specifically, he saw that doubts regularly occurred in women who were around 30 years old.

So Margaret invited each member of her growing community to share advice for women half her age. With her honest and profound advice, they reflected what they would have liked to know three decades ago, when they were beginning to take off.

Below we reveal his sixty wise tips:

1- Remember that You’ve only got one life; This is not a dress rehearsal.

2- try be positive and look for the bright side of every life experience.

3- Think about the here and now.

4- Live every day of your life to the fullest because you don’t know what awaits you around the corner.

5- Remember that Life can change in an instant.

6- Love all stages of your life and don’t be afraid to go through any of them, because each and every one of them is magical.

7- Learn to live in the moment. If you manage to do it when you are young, it will help you when you are 60.

8- Life is too short to be worrying about something that will happen in the future. Live today.

9- Get out and enjoy nature!

10- Find a hobby or a job that makes you experience different sensations of every phase of your life.

eleven- Be yourself. Age with dignity.

12- Focus in age positivelynot in avoiding aging.

13- Accept the changes in your body and your mind as you mature.

14- Always be honest with yourself. It’s a slow learning process, but it’s worth it.

fifteen- Save your memories, but don’t be too hard on yourself.

16- Virginia Wolf was right; A woman needs a room of her own and 500 dollars.

17- Forget the stereotypes that society has about aging.

18- Don’t worry about getting old. Worry about boredom.

19- Age is just a number, It doesn’t define who you are.

twenty- Time is going to pass whether you like it or not, so start living it!

twenty-one- Don’t stop being inspired.

22- Live simply and save. Exercise, cultivate, read and travel.

23- Buy yourself classic clothes, they will always be in fashion.

24- Don’t waste money on shoes; Men don’t pay attention to your feet.

25- Don’t fill your life with useless things or people!

26- Be yourself; She shines with her own light. Show yourself present, true, conscious and alive in every moment.

27- Don’t obsess over wrinkles. When they start to appear on your face, think that they are the map of your life.

28- Live with passion and love, with your eyes and heart open. Just be happy.

29- Live in the present; Don’t worry about getting old. The best is yet to come.

30- Value the small pleasures in life; Don’t complicate things more.

31- Love and respect your partner and your children the same way you want them to love and respect you.

32- Give your love in a way free and unconditional.

33- Have children when you want to have them: there is no specific key moment for it.

3. 4- Show empathy with yourself and those around you.

35- Take lots of photos, You’ll be glad you have them when your loved ones are no longer there.

36- Learn to forgive since youth.

37- Forget your anger, and let gratitude and joy be your law of life.

38- have a intimate circle of friends. It’s fundamental!

39- Value your family. They will be with you when others walk away. They will support you throughout your life journey.

40- Never go to sleep angry with yourself or with another person.

41- Tell your partner, your friends and your family that you want them every day.

42- At 30 you become a woman. Appreciate your beauty.

43- Don’t waste time worrying about things you can’t change; change the things you can.

44- Get out of a bad relationship as soon as possible, you can’t change the other person.

Four. Five- Care your skin! And smile frequently.

46- Trust your instincts and never speak ill of yourself.

47- Be kind to yourself. Don’t take into account what is not under your control. If there is something that makes you feel bad, get it out of your life.

48- Learn to laugh at yourself. Don’t be so serious!

49- Give yourself some time for yourself every day; laugh and smile every moment.

fifty- Simply be yourself. Don’t crave perfection.

51- If you have children, love them, but don’t try to be a perfect mother.

52- Let it your son be your teacher.

53- Be a warrior; Learn to have your own resources and be self-sufficient.

54- Don’t be guided by fear.

55- Don’t stop learning and strengthen your mind, your physique and your spirit.

56- Be grateful every day, even when it’s a bad day. There is always a lesson to learn.

57- Accept the positive aspects of aging, such as having less responsibility and more freedom.

58- Many battles are simplified with the age.

59- Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re too old to do something! Or too young.

60- Do not be afraid. When you get old, you will feel good. Life and nature prepare you for each phase of your life.

Original source: Huffington Post // Author: Margaret Manning

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