Lisa Bearnes Richey
Filed under aging, Challenges, Changes, Family
Tagged as aging, arguing, challenges, choosing your battles
Doug Powell via Marsha Koenig
Shlreline Primitives via Carol Auclair Daly
Filed under aging, Challenges, Changes, Encouragement, taking care of yourself
Tagged as aging, challenges, encouragment, goals, sea glass, taking care of yourself
We made this mailbox decoration years ago. We haven’t put it up this year and have others scheduled, but this is the way I’ve been feeling lately. The heat indices are between 105 and 110+ degrees each afternoon. You walk outside and it feels as though Mother Nature is slapping you in the face and sucking the breath from your body.
Needless to say, we are thankful for good air conditioning in our house and vehicles, and thankful that we can choose when we go out to do the yard work, working in short sessions, with lots of resting and water in-between.
My husband and I are reasonably active – for folks our age – but this weather really shows up how different things were for us 50 years ago… We happily go about our days, feeling pretty good and doing a good amount of work, blissfully ignoring the passage of the years. THEN – we try to do something outside, coming in wringing wet and panting after only a short time, taking longer and longer to recover with each session, reality rearing its ugly head.
I plan to tackle my to-do list today with ONE thing from the INSIDE list – vacuuming the first floor – and ONE thing from my OUTSIDE list – weed whacking. Anything more will be gravy.
I hope that the weather where YOU are is pleasant.
Filed under Mother Nature, Seasons
Tagged as aging, heat indices, Mother Nature, seasons
Aging Is Not a Disease via Cindy Basnett Thurman
pin by Amr Hadi
“As long as I am breathing, in my eyes, I am just beginning.”
— Criss Jami
Filed under Attitude, Favorite Quotes
Tagged as aging, arresting faces, attitude for a full life, getting older
Public Domain Vintage Photo – Anita Opper – Zen to Zany
Filed under Attitude, Favorite Quotes, Grin for the Day
Tagged as aging, attitude, favorite quotes, grin for the day, humor, learn something new every day
John Wagner via buzzle.com
“Negative” “Normal” “Unremarkable”
At first glance, these words sound like words Debbie Downer would utter, don’t they? Nothing could be further from the truth!
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We all realize that we’re mortal and we won’t last forever, but it’s not a part of our everyday lives. At least, it isn’t until you get older and your body tells you you’re not as young as you used to be. Even if you try to take care of yourself, get the lard off, move more, etc., your body ages and things start acting funny or going on strike.
When we got up this morning, we had a message on the answering machine. The message was from the doctor, himself, wanting us to call him back. We did immediately, but he was in with a patient and we had to leave a message.
He called again about 30 minutes later. My husband talked to the doctor, but I was listening, too. My heart was in my throat as I listened to him speak. Finally, he said the magic word, “Negative.” I almost cried with relief. We will see him again, as scheduled in one month, or before, if things get worse again. I’m still feeling myself relax a bit more as I absorb the good news.
Test results can change your life in an instant. I never used to even think about my few tests. My husband and I have had more and more tests for things as we’ve gotten older, and I unconsciously hold my breath until I hear the results.
Today is a wonderful day. “Negative” is such a lovely word! I’ve learned that I truly appreciate the words, “Normal” and “Unremarkable,” as well.
I hope that YOU hear these one of these three words each time you have a test!
Filed under Challenges, Changes, Delightful Surprises
Tagged as aging, beautiful words, negative, normal, test results, unremarkable
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