Aging, gracefully, continuing on our lives, growing older, with nothing, bothering us, it's all in the, attitude, translated…
Returned home from my friend's funeral, my baby rushed up to me, with that deep look of passion, hearing me tell her how much I'd, missed my, friend. And yet, a little while later, she'd, started, yawning, reminded me, "time to take me outside", in this era of aging and living alone, it surely, isn't easy, to feel, free, with a furry child isn't enough.
First, we need to maintain a balanced diet, and regular exercise routines, and sharing that connection with our friends who'd shared similar interests; remember to go to the scheduled physicians' visits and take our meds on time, getting the health exams regularly, to prevent the diseases and illnesses; to set up that living will, to sing a DNR, to ensure that we will be, respected in our, final rites.
with old friends...photo from online
Also, make the better connections, be someone likable, treating our neighbors, our friends with that ingenuity, that kindness, be patient, as we listen to their stories; learn to order things from online, to call up the rides, be in the groups, to set up a well-rounded communication network.
We also need more confidence, but remaining flexible, using that openness to welcome all sorts of possibilities of life. When there's the remodeling needs in our home, don't panic, go find the DIY tips on YouTube first, for instance, how to change the valves in the toilets, replacing of the faucets, cleaning the filters in the air-conditioning units, and for the major things, go to the plumber/electrician you'd called on normally; to analyze the issues with a calm mind, solicit the advice from experts, set up a plan before acting on it, the clouds in the skies, will always have that glow of white around it, when you have kindness, and good thoughts in your minds and hearts, all shall be, resolved, without much troubles.
When you're lonely, you can go into the embrace of nature, enjoy reading, music, and art. When I sketch and paint, I'd kept, taking apart the structural, denying, then, when I reassembled, enjoying myself, in the colorful paints, and that gloom inside of me, got the needed, outlet. Give others a break, give ourselves a break, everything that we can't pass through became, no big deal.
and an old dog by our side...photo from online
And so, this is the right kind of attitude as we age, I mean, there's, not much that should be, bothering us as we grow into our, golden years, and we should, let it all, go, but sometimes, we just, trap ourselves too hard, and that's no good.
