So, I finally got new glasses. Because I thought, you know…“How deep do these forehead creases need to get?” What I did NOT realize is that the new glasses came with a free trial of emotional devastation. The moment I put them on, I looked in the mirror and whispered, “Oh… so we’re just doing …
Last week I wrote a post, and I said: Courage now doesn’t look like jumping without a net. It looks like me and my trusty notebooks, my investment spreadsheet open, deep breaths taken and still saying to myself, “I believe in myself enough to try.” I promised myself that before my birthday, I would take …
Why Staying Active is Essential as We Age “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” ―Martin Luther King Jr. Aging is a natural part of life, but how we age is largely in our …
So, I was catching up with my girl recently. That might not seem like a big deal, but it is! It takes effort and patience. She works all week and flies to the Midwest every weekend to take care of her aging father. And as someone who hasn’t had a parent in 46 years, I …
For many, the fear of aging is not just about growing older. It’s about what we believe we have lost or will lose. Strength. Beauty. Relevance. Dreams. This fear whispers in our ears that life has already happened and we are too late. I wake up many a morning and think, you wasted so much …
The Art of Being Found & The Gift of Being Present I can admit that I suck at this. I’m either dwelling on the past or stressing about the future and I seriously need to work on that! I’m either replaying the past like a movie I can’t stop watching or stressing about a future …
Photo by Mark Fletcher-Brown As a follow-up to my last post, I wanted to talk more about the importance of figuring out your “reason.” Your “Why.” And your “why” may even change from time to time, (growth perhaps) but there are actually anti-aging benefits to always having one. Multiple studies have shown that having a …
I just moved and I swear to you, while I may not live in this new house forever, (especially if my retired neighbors don’t stop cutting their grass daily!) all the stuff I just moved, might! The new owners can keep this stuff or sell it! I just know one thing and that is that …
I am desperately trying to get back to my weekly posts, but for the past few days, (actually for over a week now) I have been experiencing some chest pains. I started thinking about a post that I had written a while back on broken heart syndrome. I mean, my heart is definitely broken. Could …
I was trying to decide what my first blog post, post-tragedy, (post talking about tragedy) should be about. I didn’t want to write about what’s been on my mind, because I’m guessing I’ve depressed ya’ll enough. I’m struggling, but I’m trying. My Noodle was no quitter. Nor am I. (But there have been days. Trust …