Dear Heartthrob, “Be still my heart!” That’s what young people say when they fall in lust. At our age, no one says, “Be still my heart.” I mean, really, it could happen! Suppose you say, “be still my heart” and the powers that be take that literally! I’d be a […]
Aging Gracefully
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Kitchen Dance I’ve been waiting for the disaster:14 weeks?14 months?14 years? Now that would be nice. I read a poem about a manwho shared the kitchen with his wife as they prepared pretty meals each day.Now she is gone.His days are grayas he fixes his food without her;his summers slipped into […]
The Father My late father-in-law was immensely proud of the fact that he kept the family washing machine running for over 30 years. The machine was a small Westinghouse front-loader. Over the years he replaced belts, motors, rotors, knobs – all its guts. It was a family joke that he […]
1. Adopt a workout routine. You’ll be stronger, more flexible and feel more alive. 2. Get together with friends for a book club, movie dates, museum visits or just a walk in the park. 3. Take a class or two on subjects of interest or maybe something you always wanted […]
What does it mean to “age gracefully?” The term itself is a euphemism – it makes us feel better than to say we are getting old. Celebrities in AARP magazine are shown as models to aging. They still look great in their 60s, 70s or even older, but then they […]
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” ~ Sophia Loren Aging gracefully encompasses many aspects of life. It is hard […]
Decades 1-2 For the first two decades of life our bodies are supple. Ever notice how a toddler sleeps in the car? His neck is crooked to one side, but he wakes up perfectly fine — no kinks, no aches, no pains. You can sit like a pretzel without consequences […]