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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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To achieve a good balance between the7 Dimensions of Wellness, try to improve the extent of your
wellness levels! Paste your completed Self-Discovery Wheels to the placeholders. Repeat this exercise every quarterly.
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Pick up a new skill or hobby and improve your7 Dimensions of Wellness. Be it physical, intellectual, social or financial wellness, simply choose from a wide variety of
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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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Step 3: Next StepsCheck out our network of resources to participate in various programmes and activities.
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Step 4: Chart Your Way to Self-DiscoveryTo achieve a good balance between the 7 Dimensions of Wellness, try to improve the extent of your wellness levels! Paste your completed Self-Discovery Wheels to the placeholders. Repeat this exercise every quarterly.
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Step 5: Be Inspired
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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.
Arthur Ashe c3a.org.sg
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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