Philosophy
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ENGRAVED BY TIME
I think the most wonderful part of aging is owning the hard won character we build that so clearly defines the lives we have lived. One never knows what might become of young saplings or even full-grown trees. A simple downpour might do them in from the roots up. But old trees? You know… Read more
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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN’T DANCE?
Tell that to the 70 something couple I met at Starbucks this morning. Some R&B with a great groove was playing in the background when I noticed the wife was swaying back and forth a bit to the music. “Good for you!” I said to her. “Did you know that science has proven that dancing,… Read more
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NEW Year but the same OLD you??
Well, if that’s the case maybe you should heed the advice of some of these youngsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVJU-u03Z2o Don’t believe them? Here is some of the SAME advice from those much older: http://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000004112367/the-secret-to-a-long-life.html?smid=fb-share And on that note, I thank you dear readers, now in 86 countries, for all your many comments, insights, and humor throughout 2015.… Read more
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Put it on an iPod and Plug in!
Noted neurologist, Oliver Sacks, once said that, “Music evokes emotion, and emotion can bring with it memory… it brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can.” Recently, opera singer turned neuroscientist, Linda Maguire, researched using music for those with failing cognition. “Musical aptitude and music appreciation are two of the last remaining abilities… Read more
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BLOOM…..WITH GUSTO!!!
Will there be enough food for all of us? If not, will all those over 100 be shipped to Mars, able by then to live on mere stardust? Sure, bowhead whales live for centuries. Glass sponges life for 15,000 years, and turtles are technically stuck as teenagers for centuries!! But people? Read more
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UP AGAINST THE WALL!!
“Okay, guys. Now turn and face that wall and stand up straight!” That’s exactly what I said to these two policemen before taking their picture yesterday. They had refused to let me photograph them from the front, saying their boss, “wouldn’t like it.” Instead, they let me shoot them from behind. I mean, seriously,… Read more
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LABOR TODAY
But we really only ‘connect’ if we ‘hear’ the words the same way. People with “all ears” would be good at that. The first time someone said this expression to me, I looked for their ‘extra’ ones. Literally. Read more
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UPSIDE DOWN
Well go figure. Apparently I have been doing something good for my body and brain for the last 40 years and I didn’t even know it!! I guess you could say it started in my 20’s and I just sort of kept it up. I do it at home and always when I’m travelling. You… Read more
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PATIENCE IS NO VIRTUE
All her waiting is an act of simple grace and ease. Not mine. I do not snooze when it suits me or distract myself chasing butterflies though I probably should do both. Read more
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WHY I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE ’20 SOMETHING’ NOW
Take a good look at this picture of a group of 20 somethings at Starbucks this morning. I watched and photographed them for several minutes, during which time not one of them looked up or even acknowledged one another. Welcome to 2015. I would not want to be their age for anything right now. Why?… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 