Age Warrior Battle for Quality of Life: Positive Social Network

I’ve really enjoyed writing this series of anti-aging articles. It speaks so directly to what this website is all about. What my dream for it was when we launched in January 2005. The series inspired me to pull together some oldies but goodies I’ve written and to write more on some critical anti-aging topics I had relatively neglected.

Maintaining a Positive Social Network
One of my previously neglected topics is the importance of maintaining a Positive Social Network. In your earlier years, your social network is very much defined by your life stage. As a child, your network consists of family, school and activities.

As a young adult, your network is primarily defined by family, perhaps church and children’s activities and their friends (if you have kids), your job and any special interests of your own.

But the retirement years – what happens now? Your career is over. Your children may be gone and live far away. If you have grandkids, you may not get to see them as often as you’d like. No more business conferences in fun places, exciting and active family holidays, no more school concerts, shows or sports event.

Where does your Positive Social Network come from now? To a large extent, you get to choose it. It’s no longer thrust upon you by your stage of life. However that does mean you must be proactive and diligent to create and maintain the sort of Positive Social Network that suits you, supports you and keeps you feeling young and vibrant.

Come back tomorrow for the conclusion of the series Age Warrior Battle for Quality of Life.

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