This is a pretty popular predicament. What about our emotions and contented aging? I like to put things down on paper so Aging + Contentment = (should) a happier more emotional stable life. It has for me. I can remember when a flat tire would throw me off course for days emotionally. Every little thing seemed to be a disruptive bump in my road of life.
Finding contnetment first was the answer for me to emotional stability. And of course the icing of happiness followed.
Now look, I don't want to discount our emoitions. They have an important role in our lives. But, we shouldn't allow them to dictate our state of happiness. I still have to count to 10 - take a deep breath over some things or events in my life. Thiings that happen daily. I have to step back and think about my reaction. If I don't I will usually be sorry and regret how I react. My emotions were designed to give me a quick response to things that I percieved as change. I should not allow them to alter my level of contentment. And, I know the first thing people say, that love is an emotion. Well, after 50years of marriage, I believe love is more a committment and a decision.. Sure our marriage has had the emotional love. Also, it has had times of not emotional love. But, the contract was forever and we got over our emotions and back to contentment.
We as humans cannot really change a lot of what comes at us. But, we can change how we react to these changes. Your need a base, an anchor something that when the winds of life roar you can tie yourself to and not be blown about. To me, that anchor is Jesus Christ. And, if you like you can follow my further adventures at the tailgate evangelist tailgateministries.com
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