Positive Ageing Toolkit 7 Dimensions of Wellness

POSITIVE AGEING TOOLKIT

Spiritual WellnessIs about seeking meaning andpurpose in life, and discovering spiritual fulfilment.

. I e perience overall peace and well being.

. I take time to appreciate people, nature and things around me.

. I have a sense of purpose and meaning in life.

. I show care, goodwill and respect others values and beliefs.

. I am contented with who I am and what I have.

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ocational ellnessefers to the ability to gain

personal satisfaction from ourendeavours – be it career or voluntary work while maintaining a healthy work life balance.

. y occupation and leisure time are well balanced.

. I en oy personal satisfaction and stimulation from my lifework.

. y current role and personal values are aligned.

. y contributions have helped to develop my personal growth.

. y current tasks have given me a sense of achievement and productive well being.

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Financial WellnessIs about having an understanding of your financial situation and taking care of it in preparationand anticipation of any financial changes.

. I have the finances for my daily living needs.

. I am prepared for emergency financial changes.

. I am careful with spending my money.

. I learn and manage to live within my income.

. I plan towards my retirement to be financially independent.

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ou re in good shape pread your est forlife and motivate other fellow seniors.

“Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong.”- William M Thackeray

Cool, you are well paced in your own ways. “Every day do something that will inch you closer

to a better tomorrow.”- Doug Firebaugh

eek to understand some of the dimensions of wellness you may have not given

much thought or a ention to.“Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid

only of standing still.”- Chinese Proverb

mbark your discovery by takingli le steps out of your comfort one.“The only journey is the journey within.”

- Rainer Maria Rilke

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RESOURCESNext Steps toPositive Ageing

POSITIVE AGEING TOOLKIT

Step 1: Discover Your Wellness LevelsAnswer the questions on the 7 Dimensions of Wellness and tabulate your scores for each dimension.

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Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.Francis of Assisi

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Nothing is impossible, the word itself says “I’m possible”!

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What we change inwardly will change outer reality.

Plutarch

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Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It’s the best part

of the day.George Allen, Sr.

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What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

Ralph Marston

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Grow old along with me!The best is yet to be.

Robert Browning

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The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of

your dreams.

Oprah Winfrey

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For happy health, fuel yourself with dreams and greens.

Terri Guillemets

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The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

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The key to successful ageing is to pay as little attention to

it as possible.Judith Regan

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Be free and live fully.Caroline Shaw

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With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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The delights of self-discoveryare always available.

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Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.

Thomas Huxley

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Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will

never cease to grow.Anthony J. D’Angelo

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Age is not how old you are, but how

many years of fun you’ve had.

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If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life

is made up of.Bruce Lee

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Life isn’t a matter ofmilestones, but of moments.

Rose Kennedy

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Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail,

and mankind the vessel.

Augustus Hare

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Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of

enjoyment.Novalis

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Don’t go through life, grow through life.

Eric Butterworth

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It does not matter how slowly you go as long

as you do not stop. Confuciusc3a.org.sg

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

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Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines,

practiced every day.

Jim Rohn

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Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Aristotle

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Sometimes it’s the smallestdecisions that can change

your life forever.

Keri Russell

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Wherever you go, no matter whatthe weather, always bring

your own sunshine.

Anthony J. D’Angelo

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Never stop learning, becauselife never stops teaching.

Anonymous

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Ageing is not lost youth but a new stage of

opportunity and strength.Betty Friedan

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