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Weekend Reflections: Ageing inwards

Weekend Reflections,



I've learned the power of slowing down and going inwards as I age. Perhaps this is the inner wisdom of age.


Ageing from the inside out requires intentionality, a shift from doing to being, success to meaning, and role to contribution. Personally, my ageing process is filled with Polarities.


- Being and Doing

- Freedom and Dependency

- Purpose and Disorientation

- Clarity and Uncertainty

- Excitement and Tiredness

- Holding on and Letting go

- Extroversion and Introversion

- Beginnings and Endings

- Now and Future


As I inquire into my current life stage, I need to be mindful of where I put my energy and focus: on growth or decline, now or future, holding on or letting go. And I need to remember that neither concept, on its own, tells the full truth. I am right... but only partially. There is only one truth for me; I have a Choice.


I noticed that over the past few years, I have been spending more time on inner development and trying to connect to something larger than myself, and I'm still discovering that larger purpose.


I believe that I will lose the meaning of my current life stage if I define its success by the standards of my earlier stage of life. Besides losing meaning, I will be frustrated and lost if I'm trying to live my life forward with past expectations. I have seen so many of my career coaching clients going through this experience.


I am still searching and discovering. I am also excited about what I will find or what opportunities will present themselves when I 'let go' of my youth, ego, self-image, definition of success, and regrets. I guess it's the journey and process that make it meaningful.


It's this inner work that strengthens my being. I find clarity and purpose in stillness, connecting with my authentic self. This journey of self-discovery is a gift from God, guiding me towards a more fulfilling existence and a deeper connection with what's important to me.


I am filled with Gratitude. I'm in the process of becoming complete. Will I ever be complete in this inner journey? I wonder.



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