Trick or Treat: Unmasking the Real Fears of Aging and How to Face Them
Today's society secretly regards aging as a cardinal sin. Don't believe us? That's on you. Truth is, when we're kids we spend much of our time looking forward to it, believing adulthood will bring us freedom to see "R" rated movies , buy liquor, get into that super cool dance club without getting "carded" and the ability to eat dessert first without having to face judgment from anyone. What's not to like? A lot of us really wanted that last freedom of eating sweets on demand. When we finally get there, look around, and wonder when exactly the fine print changed. Suddenly birthdays seem to come faster than before, the mirror sometimes presents us with someone we don't recognize and the body has developed a few opinions of its own about what we should and shouldn't be doing. Even worse we begin noticing the world around us is also changing in ways that makes us feel like we're trying to keep up with a moving train. For ...