Age gracefully — Recruit your tribe

2019.10.06 — Thoughts Afloat

Photo by Steven HWG on Unsplash

What sparked this post:

• Meeting my parents in the US (2019 July)
• Observing how people grow older and live in their final moments in old age homes here in Western Europe (Belgium / Netherlands)
• Seeing my community grow older with me

The thoughts afloat:

• High expense lifestyles just to “keep up with the Joneses” is one of the biggest traps to fall into
• What I think you really need in life:
  - Good food, water, air and people
  - Living in a healthy body
  - Contributing to a cause you care about and helping people as a result
  - Being in nature
  - A decent income to support yourself and the people you love
• Start recruiting your tribe asap. Surround yourself with the people who:
  - Have similar ideas of what one really needs (above)
  - Value the same things as you
  - Also believe that companionship, support systems and community living are important as you grow older

In closing:

• Life is not one of those races that I want to finish alone.
• Well, the reality might be that I will finish alone. But I’d rather have my tribe around in as many moments as possible

Check this awesome video if you haven’t already yet.