Category: Mental Fitness
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Everyone knows the glass half full story. It’s a great thought, but it gets harder to swallow as the years roll by. It relates though, depending on how you look at that glass. Senior friends tend to be happy to be alive and reasonably well, but that doesn’t mean they don’t complain about the “side…
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People of extraordinary wisdom have been telling us for years that the only thing we don’t have enough of is “time.” Of course we knew that, but it is so easy to forget. It takes a lifetime of living for that homily to sink in. When and why did we get so careless with…
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When we were kids doing nothing was okay. Well not always, because we were introduced to chores early on. Parents were not able to drive us to one organized activity after the other, so we were expected to entertain ourselves. If we complained or whined about feeling bored, they would threaten to find “something” unpleasant…
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A blackout, an injury fall and the feeling that Mother Nature has pulled out the rug is a low blow. “Not fair” you say, but we all know that something like this is bound to happen sooner or later. Life, as you/we know it, will never be the same. Ageing is frustrating. It has…
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Summertime. It’s hot! You need to drink more water, but you aren’t thirsty and it is just too much work. You likely think that you don’t exercise hard enough to work up a sweat, so why bother. Not true. A lot of changes are going on in your body, and you are about to…
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You know that you are going to get old, don’t you? Look around you. Old age happens. Friends, relatives, acquaintances and the weird little old man/woman who lives down the block from you are all ageing right in front of your eyes. Still, you never think it is going to happen to you. Old…
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You would think “loving your life” would be a given, but it isn’t necessarily so. Seniors, like everyone else, still have a few things to learn. Don’t let stereotypical images about grumpy old men/women color the way you look at the world. Time. Love. Life. All intertwined. Look at time for instance. Twenty years seems…
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Let’s talk about you. How do you feel about aging? It sucks, doesn’t it? Come to think of it, there never was a time when everything was perfect, but you would think so if you listen to people talk about the “the good old days.” You may have to rework your perception. Are you thinking…
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Being in charge is not about digging in your heels and stubbornly refusing to move, change, or accept help. Being in charge is about making good decisions. Period. One way or another you are going to end up alone and dealing with more physical and mental issues than you would like to admit. It is…
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Old age isn’t just a passing fancy; it makes up a third of your lifespan. Society uses the term “old” rather loosely. It isn’t until you are in your 70’s that you appreciate that calling someone “old” when they hit 50 is ridiculous. Old age, it seems, has become a catchall term used to describe…