When someone mentions Jane Fonda, upper arm flab is probably not something that comes to mind.
New York Times writer Joyce Wadler was amazed to see the actress on her Netflix show "Grace and Frankie" pointing out the "flaw" that many fear will appear on their bodies as they age.
"Fitness trainers will tell you that arm lifts with light weights can prevent wiggle waggle," Wadler writes, "But if that were true, would Jane Fonda have it?"
The truth is - she does. And it's OK.
Recently, more actors and actresses are acknowledging the realities of aging and its effects on our bodies. Although we can laugh along with their skits showing off their flaws, how can we be more accepting of our own changing bodies as we age?
The new book, Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit, helps us reflect on our changing bodies with reflective questions and exercises to help us accept these changes. As you work through the questions and exercises you will begin to understand how you can befriend your aging body.
Wise Aging authors Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Linda Thal demonstrate many of the tools we need to age well. With warmth, humor, and wisdom they explore a wide range of issues around aging, including:
- Investing in relationships with adult children and spouses
- Offering and seeking forgiveness
- Cultivating gratitude and other aspects of well-being
- Learning to live with loss
- Shaping one's legacy, becoming stewards of the future
Wise Aging was conceived as the guidebook for workshops held by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. It is an inspirational, effective relationship building tool for clergy- and lay-led groups in a lifelong learning program.
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