Aging

“Instead of stubbornly staying on known paths, afraid to stray, they look at what comes next with curiosity, expanding into whatever it may be.”

Twyla Tharp

I have just begun reading the book Keep It Moving written by choreographer Twyla Tharp. 

Her latest book is about how to approach aging. Not so much from the perspective of “chasing youth,” but rather as she says, “We need to face the fact that aging will happen to us along with everybody else and just get on with it.”

Tharp reminds us that age is not the enemy. Rather it is “stagnation...complacency...the status quo.”

As our movements slow down we allow our bodies to “constrict.” Sadly, the mind will follow suit if we let it. This does not have to happen. We don’t have to narrow our world. 

Tharp states, “With the time you’ve got, choose to make your life bigger.”

We shouldn’t cling too tightly to the path we are on when we have the opportunity to wander. 

I’m looking forward to continuing this book, and will share any other words of wisdom I glean along the way.