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Are You Blaming Age Unfairly?

Once you hit midlife and beyond, it’s easy to make aging your fall guy for all manner of shortcomings. The thing is that not all disappointments, mistakes and losses are due to your getting older. In fact, many have nothing to do with you at all. Take a look at this list of things that are probably not about getting older, and you will take yourself off the track of feeling like you’re a victim of age, and instead become empowered by age.

Carol Orsborn is Founder of FierceWithAge, the Digest of Boomer Wisdom, Inspiration and Spirituality. Dr. Orsborn is the best-selling author of 21 books including her newest book: Fierce with Age: Chasing God and Squirrels in Brooklyn (Spring 2013). With a doctorate in religion from Vanderbilt, Dr. Orsborn is a sought after speaker/retreat leader and spiritual director.

Senior Moments

It’s true that I sometimes misplace my car keys, glasses and people’s names. My friends do the same. But referring to these lapses as “senior moments” underlies a more serious concern that as we are aging, these are signs that we really are losing it. Memory loss can become an issue as we age and should be taken seriously. But there’s a big difference between occasional lapses and slips and cognitive impairment. As one expert in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s put it, it’s one thing to misplace your car keys. It’s another to not know what a car key is for. When reason prevails, we may be forced to confront the simple truth: when in our lives haven’t we occasionally misplaced car keys, glasses and names?”