I was thinking of a client the other day and it made me take an inventory of myself. This client made a selfless act for their loved one and it made me wonder in my own life, am I prepared?
This happened some years ago when this couple was in their 40s. One of them was experiencing health problems and was soon diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. This obviously changed their lives forever. One of them now had to provide care for the other spouse and it got to the point where they had to release themselves from their job to take care of their loved one full-time, but they also had to make sure that they took care of themselves. They would go to the gym daily to cleanse their mind and build themselves up physically because providing day-to-day care was physically demanding.
Why was I thinking of myself as I was contemplating what this couple went through? Taking care of ourselves is about daily decisions. We are told to take care of ourselves. We are told to eat a certain way. We are told to exercise. However, I think we don’t really look at all the reasons that we should be doing these things. Especially when we get older: muscle mass decreases, metabolism decreases, and it’s harder to keep yourself invigorated the way you could in your youth.
This couple’s experience is one of the reasons that you need to get up, eat healthy, and move daily. One day, you may either be a future burden to your spouse or you may be the person who needs to step up and physically take care of your spouse when their health fails. It’s not just about you. It’s very seldom that two people go through life and then their lives end in tandem with one another. So, live as long as you possibly can with as much strength and health as you possibly can. You will only enjoy life that much better and delay the possibility of being a burden on someone else. The more you try to get out of life, the better it is for you and those you love.
Stay as healthy as you possibly can every single day. It’s about daily choices. Think about your health as you enter or go through retirement as well. You need to make certain that you are in as good of shape as possible so that if you’re called upon to take care of a loved one, you can give them as much dignity as possible. You do that by making sure that you are as healthy as possible. You are as strong as possible. It’s not just about you. It’s also about them.
When we look at someone's life, we look at their lives today and then plan for unknowns to occur in the future. We have been blessed with generational knowledge and wisdom from our lives and our careers. We can help you see things that you may not have considered as you are planning for, nearing, or going through your retirement years.
If this inspires you to do better for yourself and your loved ones, then it is time to schedule your Financialoscopy®.
