How Old Are You?

How old are you? Simple question and for most we can answer this question fairly quickly, even though the older we get the less significance our age has and sometimes we have to stop and think about it for a moment. If you are like most, your answer was based on the amount of years since the time your physical body was birthed into this world by your mother. After all, this is how we as humans measure our age. One complete revolution around the Sun and we are chronologically one year older.

Now, let’s ask the question again with the thought in mind that we are eternal beings. How old are you now? Some of you may still count your years in this form and say that is how old you are, while others may reflect upon this question in a new light and come to the thought that if I am an eternal being, then I truly do not know how old I am, for I do not really know when I (my energy) was created or if there was a creation point..

Upon refection about how old I am, I have come to the conclusion that I don’t know, nor does it matter. In many ways this is an irreverent question. We know that age as we know it is irrelevant because we know there are very young people who have wisdom and talent beyond their years here on earth and we also know people who are older who in many ways don’t seem to have the wisdom we would expect a person in the later years of life would have. For instance, last night I was out running some errands and I caught a bit for an Oprah show on the radio where she was highlighting children who have remarkable music talents. There was a 3 year old who played the drums as if he had been playing for 40 plus years, there was an 11 year old who played the guitar as well, if not better then some of the greatest guitar players in this world.

When we come to understand that our earth age is probably not our true age and that age as we have come to understand it is not relevant to our true nature because we are eternal beings then we have a major shift in our perspective. Consider the freedom that you have when you don’t think of age in the traditional manner. We actually remove many limitations from our psyche when we disassociate ourselves with measuring our chronological years on earth.

There is no question that the body which we inhabit is a temporary form, one which changes by the minute as new cells replace old cells, not to mention the ravages of environmental factors and gravity which impact our body on a daily basis. This being said, much of how we think about age impacts even our physical form. Many become old in emotional, mental and physical ways because they believe that this is how a person of their age should be. Our limiting beliefs about aging in many ways accelerate the aging process. It is these same beliefs which cause a person who “retires” to often age very quickly, while others of the same or greater age seem to defy the “normal” aging process and serve in high pressure, intense thinking positions in Parliament, Senates and Congress, in higher education positions, etc.

The way most think of aging is a very self limiting thought pattern which has significant impact on our aging process. Our thoughts are very powerful and have a direct impact on our overall health.

I suggest to you today that you consider how you view your age and what impact your current mindset on aging has on you. I ask you to consider the thought of your eternity and how disassociating your self with chronological age will impact your life and the way you interact with others. Consider the possibility that a four year old may in some way be the same age or older than you. If you truly believe that, would you give more intellectual consideration to the thoughts of that four year old?

You are eternal, this human form is one part of your journey and it may very well not be the first leg of your journey. Imagine the possibilities!