Footlose Old-timer
When was the last time you had the flu? And what were you thinking while lying in bed, running a fever and so tired to get up? In between sneezing and wheezing, I bet you were thinking how you wish you had a flu shot.
When people talk about health and fitness, they either take them as the same, or not. In either case, they are both right – and wrong. Health and fitness are closely related with each other but are not the same. Here’s why…
I have a secret…I don’t have sleeping problems. In fact, I sleep like a babe each night. And if you read till the end, you will also know how to do it.
If you’ve reached this far, celebrate. Be happy and rejoice; be grateful. Why? Because getting old is an accomplishment no less like finishing the Badwater Ultramarathon. Many of your contemporaries aspired to wing it, but fate says otherwise. Or people younger than you. Yet, here you are, alive and kicking. Eager, like a raging bull, to give…
“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude of what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” – Zig Ziglar If you doubt Zig’s wisdom, then you must be living a wretched and ungrateful life. How else could it be if you have…
“Eat healthy foods, drink lots of water, exercise, sleep early, and no alcohol or tobacco And don’t forget your pills.” You must have heard this bit of advice from your doctor or loved ones so many times you can recite it in your sleep. And they are right except for a little bit of exception –…
Let’s get real. Health in old age is not a parting gift you get when you retire at 60 or 65. Or is it a reward from Heaven for a lifetime of good behavior. Rather, it is like a retirement fund you build by saving consistently through the years. But just as a retirement fund…
Do you know that your habits can make or break you? Your habits as a child earned you parental praises or a disciplinary smack on the butt. Then you started going to school and developed new habits – habits that either made you the darling of the class or the class bully. Which was it?
Do you know that I start and end my day reciting a mantra? I am not doing it because I am into the mind-over-body thing, or I am into this “meditation.“ I do it because it gets me into a positive, hopeful mood; gives me faith that my day will always end right. But wait,…
Can the life of a senior be described? No! Objects can be described, but seniors are people and people cannot be described – especially seniors. You have to live and experience it to know how it is to be one. So if you are not, be patient. You will soon find out. Suffice it is…