Ok. I admit that aging is not easy. All of a sudden or so it seems your hair starts losing color and the gray starts showing through. Not one or two but way to many to pull. Little lines start appearing everywhere. If that was not enough to send you running for the covers, reading glasses gives new meaning to a close up. It's hard to age gracefully when most messages about aging is some how bad.

Of course there are all kinds of remedies for the hair and the lines. There are anti aging creams,lotion and potions, promising to restore the eluding youth. But I wonder if we embraced aging would we find the best is yet to come?

There are many wonderful things about aging that can only happen with a few years under your belt.

For instance the wisdom that you gain from going through life's many ups and downs. Pleasure in seeing the fine young men and women your children are turning into. Really taking the time to smell the roses. Exercising because it is good for your health, not just a swelte body. Enjoying good friends for who they are not what they have. Being interested in eating a nutritionally sound diet. Experimenting with new fruits and vegetables. Being more tolerant of yourself and others. Patience and a willingness to listen. Always open to learn new things and to share. Blessings of grandchildren for some.

Totally immersing yourself in a good book. Being able to laugh at yourself . Taking the time to really enjoy a good cup of coffee.

Embracing aging is not such a bad idea.

Struggling with aging and coveting youth will leave you sad and stuck. On the other hand start enjoying who you are and what lies ahead. Be a part of life because the best is yet to come!

For more information about fitness, please contact Kay Colgan, at Middleburg Pilates and Personal Training at Ks, 14 S Madison Street in Middleburg or call 540-687-6995.