Maudine...That's what we've been conditioned to believe and so that's what we create. As her therapist, I helped a woman heal herself of terminal cancer by finding in her mind a powerful ability that knew that she was killing herself subconsciously by shutting down her immune system. Our mind is extremely rich and powerful but neutral. We must be its master or it will master us. My point is that we don't know, at this point, what we are capable of doing with the aging process. At the very least, we can slow it down significantly by replacing the old programs, like "senior citizen." with new ones like "60 is the new 40." I have always refused senior citizen discounts for just that reason. Take them and your subconscious will make sure you become one and quickly. I personally find it much more exciting to find ways to grow younger than to accept the "inevitable." In my book, that's aging gracefully with authentic power.