Did you know that as we age our brains retain their ability to grow?

For so long, we lived as if aging were a death sentence to growth. People loved saying, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” But that statement is barking up the wrong tree.

In fact, that outdated information has been replaced with the new science of neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity lets us know that the brain is plastic-like and can change over the course of one’s life. It turns out that an old dog can learn new tricks.

Eighty-four-year-old Ernestine Shepherd is the world’s oldest female body builder. She did not begin a consistent exercise routine until the age of 56!

Shepherd learned something new and it changed her life.

Sometimes, we think that as we age, we should have all the answers. But the truth of the matter is that no one does except God.

Every day, God grants us an opportunity to learn something new; to stretch and grow. Admitting that we don’t know it all is an invitation to live an expansive life. God has given us life and He gives us opportunities to grow, even in our senior years.