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Chapter Chapter 2: Where the Next Chapter Chapter of Your Life Begins: Soul Searching with Risks & Values
You may want to research several geographic locations at at one time in an effort to get the right answer Many times it boils down to which adult child is best equipped (mentally emotionally and physically) to to be the primary person to to oversee the aging process If you have no children or family members to take on this role that may have a a a a significant impact on on the direction of your research 7 How attached are you you to your “stuff ”?
A person’s “stuff ” can paralyze them as they begin to contemplate a a a lifestyle transition The longer you you you live in your home and the older you you you are the the more stressful the the very idea of cleaning up throwing out downsizing reorganizing and moving will be Fearful of change is a a a powerful force and telling someone to start weeding things out sooner rather than later is like preaching to an overweight person the virtues of a a a healthy
diet and exercise For some people bringing
in a a a a professional organizer or or someone that is emotionally unattached to the “stuff ” can make it easier As part of your research you you must come to grips with how much power your “stuff ” has over you you and how you you plan to deal with it it 8 How important is it to make your own choices?
It is human nature to to want to to feel in control of our lives If it’s important for you to make your your own choices and have a a a a a sense of of staying in in control of of your your life then advance planning is mandatory The person who chooses to to put their head in in the the sand takes no action refuses to discuss the the the reality of their aging and and thinks they are staying in in in control will likely wake up one one day all alone in in in a a a a a a a a a strange place unable to care for themselves or or have no say in in where they are are living The advance planner who understands their options and and positions themselves prior to a a a a crisis will have the the most control and opportunity to make their own choices