BETTER WITH AGE
new adventures. A time for stepping out of comfort zones and tackling the things we have kept in the back of our minds for “some other time”. Now is the time!
With Robbie Lamberson
Have you wanted to learn to paint, sail, ride a bike, write a book, or conquer a different language? Each of us has a desire hidden inside of us. As someone inching ever closer to my eightieth year, I can assure you we are allotted just so much time. To waste it is (to me) criminal at best, sinful at the worst. So dear readers do yourselves a favor and listen to this wise woman. As I remind my great grandchildren, seniors don’t live this long and remain stupid! HELP AND HOPE GO TOGETHER If you wonder how some people seem to be filled with joyful enthusiasm, follow along with them and chances are that they are filling up some of their daily hours with helping others. It’s a life changing experience when we lend a hand to someone else. Whether it’s monetary from our pockets, contributing with our valuable time, or giving quiet words of comfort to a hurting friend, or a searching grandchild; these things always turn around so that we receive the gifts of joy and satisfaction that come from sharing a part of ourselves.
A TIME FOR RENEWAL It’s beginning, as it always does, this time of year. You can smell the aroma of the earth starting the process of new birth. I’ve witnessed it countless times and yet it always stirs my heart, making my eyes dart and search with every step. With coffee in hand, a walk through my garden lends sight of small new beginnings. Tiny heads of different plants swell up through the soil and stir forgotten memories of what I planted there years ago. The excitement of new life continues, thus I never tire of this remarkable change in the earth around me. It’s also time for a cleaning out of the old to make room for the new, not only in our gardens, yards, and closets, but in our lives as well. This time of renewal brings opportunities for
Funny how that works, the more we do for others the better we feel. Feeling better gives us renewed energy, healthier bodies, and more alert minds. That’s a formula that beats all heck out of some prescription pills we pop into our mouths, isn’t it? The more we do for others, the more we have to move ourselves. Now there’s a bright idea: keep moving! Staying inert withers our bodies and our minds. I know this for a fact! [I would tell you about my recent experience with sitting in front of the television for several days, while my body healed from a surgery, but listening to people spending their valuable time to get together only to discuss each other’s body ailments is a pet
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