Life's Cycle

[puffy]

It seems that almost every day I read of a well known person who has died.Most of them in their eighties.It's getting a bit spooky.I will be 71 this year.I think it's time to change my diet,get more exercise,and get in better shape.I don't really like the idea of someone else smoking my pipes.

 

[kashmir]

May I suggest a vigorous daily walk? Nothing is better for the body and soul as a brisk daily walk. Start off with 0.5 miles for a couple of weeks. Then increase it weekly in 0.5 mile increments to 4 or 5 miles daily. Buy yourself a pedometer. Nothing better than the simple act of daily brisk walking. It's worked wonders for me over the past 10 yrs.

 

[crazypipe]

Age Gracefully

There is nothing more inevitable than the greying of hair and the crinkling of skin. Resisting it is like trying to hold back the tide of the ocean. Accepting it is the way into a graceful life and the possibility of true Leisure! Our lives are mostly without leisure as we succumb to the marketing men and their determination to convince us that the tide can be beaten back, at the very least, kept at bay. As a consequence we count the greys and measure the length and depth of the wrinkles. We spend our time and attention on the surface of our forms, and create the habits of anxiety and worry as they inevitably deteriorate. But when we truly know ourselves as spirit within the form, all those subtle tensions are dissolved. We never age, never grow old, never die - only our bodies do. Knowing ourselves as we truly are is the doorway to freedom and to the graceful acceptance that we are destined to inhabit and play many roles in many bodies. Is that not both a liberating and a relaxing insight? If you play with it, explore it for truth, meditate on it, seriously give it 'house room' in your head, you may actually experience yourself as a free spirit. And when you do you will know true relaxation.

 

[topd]

Nice thoughts Teddy, but I, for one, refuse to go gracefully. I'll go down fighting! I feel just

as does, I hate the thought of someone else smoking my pipes!

 

[fitzy]

Teddy that's an interesting comment however I personally would prefer to stay physically fit and active as it has shown that it can not only keep you in better shape in your later years ie not needing a wheelchair but also help ward off some potential health issues along with eating right. I'd rather take that route than try to stick my head in the sand.

 

[plateauguy]

My mom and step-dad are both 89 years old, active and more than able to take care of themselves. I am grateful, and hope that some of those great genes were handed down.
I am going to start taking walks and enjoying life more. Stress is a real killer and the reason that I started up with my pipe again.

 

[numbersix]

I get on a health kick every year, that lasts for a few months.

+1
I'm all for eating healthier and exercise, but still no guarantee you're going to live longer. My dad is now 80, still eats bacon at bfast, ice cream for dessert, etc. He's a bit overweight, but all in all, doing alright.
I will say that he tries to bicycle every week, sometimes it's on his 3-wheel electric bike to run errands, but many times it's on his manual 2-wheel bike. So he does get some exercise, but all in all, not a lot.