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22ndCenturyMedia.com active aging part one<br />

22nd century media | February 27, 2020 | 19<br />

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Seek useful information<br />

from a trusted family<br />

law group source<br />

We’re getting older, but<br />

we still have options.<br />

A certain football halftime<br />

show featured a celebrity<br />

who is also an athlete<br />

and an entertainer. The celebrity<br />

is 50 years old, but<br />

she demonstrates her seemingly<br />

ageless body and remarkable<br />

skills. Of course,<br />

we would need to make<br />

physical training a full-time<br />

job to even come close to<br />

her much-talked about performance,<br />

and that’s not<br />

going to happen! We ordinary<br />

people will age.<br />

Sure, we’re getting<br />

older, but we still have options.<br />

What do we expect<br />

to change this year? Do we<br />

want to know how to improve<br />

our quality of life?<br />

Aging is a loss of function,<br />

the function of our<br />

bodies, the function of our<br />

brains and the function of<br />

our emotional reasoning.<br />

But we can fight for improved<br />

function of body<br />

and brain through proper<br />

nutrition and exercise. And<br />

when we think of exercise,<br />

let’s think of exercising<br />

our brains every day.<br />

Even if we have never<br />

thought of exercising our<br />

emotional reasoning, life<br />

has a way of reminding<br />

us: we have suddenly had<br />

a loss due to divorce, illness<br />

or financial collapse.<br />

When we consider the depression<br />

we risk in our twilight<br />

age, we are motivated<br />

to seek useful information<br />

from trusted sources, such<br />

as Gwendolyn J. Sterk and<br />

the Family Law Group<br />

P.C. to help us scrub off<br />

the burdens of age (emotional<br />

pain, financial illness,<br />

divorce disaster).<br />

Aging is natural, but we<br />

don’t need to surrender!<br />

In her book “Aging Backwards,”<br />

Miranda Esmond<br />

wrote: “If the gardener<br />

tends to her garden, diligently<br />

watering her plants<br />

and ensuring they get the<br />

right amount of sun, nutrients<br />

and water, her plants<br />

will flourish and grow.<br />

If, however, she neglects<br />

her garden, it will soon<br />

become overgrown with<br />

weeds, and, without nutrition<br />

or water, the plants<br />

will die. Both of these outcomes<br />

are equally ‘natural.’”<br />

The good news is that<br />

if we seek help from our<br />

trusted resources, we will<br />

improve our quality of life.<br />

Our bodies and brains can<br />

heal and get stronger. We<br />

can bring out much more<br />

of our physical and cognitive<br />

abilities and avoid becoming<br />

old and helpless.<br />

With increased awareness<br />

of our physical and mental<br />

needs comes control. From<br />

control, we get order, reason,<br />

comfort, peace.<br />

To schedule a free, noobligation<br />

consultation with<br />

one of Sterk Family Law<br />

Group’s Family Law or Estate<br />

Planning attorneys, call<br />

(815) 600-8950 or visit sterk<br />

familylaw.com.<br />

Submitted by Sterk Family<br />

Law Group, 11508 183rd<br />

Place in Orland Park. For<br />

more information, call (815)<br />

600-8950 or visit sterkfamily<br />

law.com.<br />

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To protect yourself and your loved one.<br />

Having a plan in place ensures you are in control and all of your<br />

concerns are addressed.<br />

To save yourself and your loved ones time and<br />

money.<br />

The costs of Estate Planning pale in comparison to the potential<br />

attorneys’ fees and costs associated with probate.<br />

To make your wishes known and leave guidance on<br />

your affairs.<br />

Designate a guardian for your children and spell out exactly what<br />

you want.<br />

To plan for the unexpected.<br />

Estate Planning is not just about dying; having a plan in place in case<br />

is necessary if you are temporarily or permanently incapacitated &<br />

can’t take care of yourself.<br />

To give yourself piece of mind.<br />

Knowing that your Estate Plan is complete is a huge weight off your<br />

shoulders. You can rest assured your loved ones will be best cared<br />

for based on your wishes.<br />

Sterk Family Law Group<br />

Empower ourself With Options<br />

Call Us for a Free Consultation<br />

11508 W 183rd Place NW<br />

Orland Park, IL 60467<br />

815-600-8950<br />

sterkfamilylaw.com<br />

YEARS<br />

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