Was just talking about this with a former hang glider, myself a former competitive jumping horse rider. Both in our sixties. We relish the memories of “way back when,” and get our thrills now staying fit in age-appropriate ways. It’s a journey.
Totally agree. When I was younger I used to ride for fun and compete in the English riding competitions. . However, after having my son at 39 I do believe I cannot afford to wind up in a wheelchair or worse.
So giving up my riding with the most magnificent animals on earth..the beautiful and strong horse. was very sad for me. However, I am now an archer and golfer (not simultaneously. wink wink}
The key is to be young at heart and spirit and dont drink to excess or smoke anything at all, and definitely no vaccines. Keep active with nature at its best, and be kind to yourself and those around you. Pray to God the creator of all and you will live a good long life.
The old Chinese proverb says: Die young as late in life as possible. SMILE A-LOT.
Your post brought to mind a favorite passage of scripture from the OT; "He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart". Ecclesiastes 5:20. I will be content with this chapter of life, which has brought contentment even with new limitations.
It’s counterintuitive, the older you are, the more you have to do. As you age the rate of deterioration accelerates, especially if you are doing nothing. It’s like climbing an ever accelerating escalator.
I exercise almost everyday at 78. It also stimulates testosterone production and enhances healing. Cancer patients who exercise experience greater outcomes.
Couldn't agree more. At age 74 I find value in joyful, healthy, communal activities like hiking, dancing, Taiko drumming--a wonderful respite from learning about and pushing back against the abuses of the global power elites....
1977 Suzuki performance enduro ( one thousand used)
2008 Suzuki Dual use 400 cc
2020 Husqvarna 300 Dual use Enduro
The Triumph Bonneville 650 cc with dual concentric Amals is now worth one hundred grand restored. It was 52 HP but the Husqvarna is rated at 56 HP and half as heavy as the Bonneville...you can imagine the power that machine has.
I have written articles and opinion pieces in top circulation newspapers on the subject and won a 150 grand lawsuit several years ago against a truck driver who rear ended me..I was in at 266 grand but not greedy though the lawyer had gained favor with the judge due to the dishonesty of the insurance company lawyer.
I have some neat lovely medical experts in my client list and they all told me to keep going. And they were right. IT IS CALLED ATROPHY and if we stop that happens to us...have to keep on keeping on.
I got a triple fracture a few years ago, on my shoulder thinking I could ice skate really fast around the rink. Connie Zweig in her book The Inner Work of Age, explores the inner ageist shadow, prominent in this culture. Sadly, Madonna is a caricature of natural aging. What goes up, must come down. No way to avoid death, denying it won't make it go away, but it is almost impossible for our minds to conceive of us not existing, animals are lucky they don't live with that knowledge.
…and her face to the plastic surgeon. And honestly it seems that no matter the starting point, seemingly all women who go this route up with the same clownish puff face. Sadly, they are only deceiving themselves.
I think Jennifer Lopez looks good and Jane Fonda at 82 looks good, she says she is now stopping with the plastic surgery. Nicole Kidman looks young but a bit artificial. Ben Affleck looks like he went for it also. It is a pity when it goes wrong.
I don't know much about her character except that she was extremely driven and was very strict with her kids. I think most women and many men in Hollywood cling to youth and procedures to promote that, I don't think it's any more immoral than dyeing hair, which really is not immoral at all. It has to be very difficult to be in the spotlight and make your living based on your appearance and let go of such self-concern.
Mary Ann, dying is living in a multidimensional aura in a higher existence and living can be dying to oneself which is good. My mother lived to within four months of her 100th birthday and her parents to their late nineties. We do not know when God will decide our time to leave the mortal existence and enter the immortal but for sure his timing is always right.
I have often quoted Eastwood's Harry Callahan, unfortunately too few have ever heeded that admonition of a man needing to know his limitations. Have to say John, I think you made a wise decision re turning down the invitation to be towed into a wave few humans should even consider let alone would likely live to tell the tale afterward haha
All I see when I see spectacles like Madonna in her recent concerts is a person who's terrified of their own mortality. Shame on the people around Madonna that fed into her delusions and convinced her the concerts were a good idea. They're probably laughing backstage the whole time. Hollywood is disgusting. I do think it's stuff like this that has helped people understand how depraved and sick the entertainment industry is.
But John, you should see me on my bike! I'm not as fast as I was 60 years ago, when I was 15, but I still have a speedo, and can clock a steady 30 kph (just under 20 mph) on a flat run with a tail wind. Of course, weaving in and out of traffic is a bit problematic with reduced peripheral vision and a stiff neck. If I come off the bike, it will be another matter....
As an active 73 year old it has taken time for my brain to catch up with my body. The saying: “You’ve got to know your limitations” now has more meaning for me!
A good doctor friend told me that there are 3 keys to a long life - don't fall, don't fall, and don't fall. Sadly, I learned that lesson after a WWE-type slip-slam on an iced slope snapping 4 ribs left back, nos. 6, 7, 8, 9. Six months of laying up healing and it feels like I'm 10 years older. I probably am, and at 78, it's a bear getting back to the active lifestyle I was enjoying. Stay off the skis and boards, John, and be mindful of what you wear on your feet. 80% of falls occur on the heel plant.
Was just talking about this with a former hang glider, myself a former competitive jumping horse rider. Both in our sixties. We relish the memories of “way back when,” and get our thrills now staying fit in age-appropriate ways. It’s a journey.
Totally agree. When I was younger I used to ride for fun and compete in the English riding competitions. . However, after having my son at 39 I do believe I cannot afford to wind up in a wheelchair or worse.
So giving up my riding with the most magnificent animals on earth..the beautiful and strong horse. was very sad for me. However, I am now an archer and golfer (not simultaneously. wink wink}
The key is to be young at heart and spirit and dont drink to excess or smoke anything at all, and definitely no vaccines. Keep active with nature at its best, and be kind to yourself and those around you. Pray to God the creator of all and you will live a good long life.
The old Chinese proverb says: Die young as late in life as possible. SMILE A-LOT.
Your post brought to mind a favorite passage of scripture from the OT; "He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart". Ecclesiastes 5:20. I will be content with this chapter of life, which has brought contentment even with new limitations.
It’s counterintuitive, the older you are, the more you have to do. As you age the rate of deterioration accelerates, especially if you are doing nothing. It’s like climbing an ever accelerating escalator.
I exercise almost everyday at 78. It also stimulates testosterone production and enhances healing. Cancer patients who exercise experience greater outcomes.
Couldn't agree more. At age 74 I find value in joyful, healthy, communal activities like hiking, dancing, Taiko drumming--a wonderful respite from learning about and pushing back against the abuses of the global power elites....
At 78, after several near death events, I finally say "No! No more motorcycles." LOL
Their fault right$ Car driver? Did not see you right?
Right.
I have had at age 14 to present the following.
100 cc Hodaka
150 cc Honda
The rest were bought new
1970 Triumph Bonneville (1398 dollars)
1972 Norton Hi Rider Roadster
1200 cc HD Night Train(3600 dollars)
1977 Suzuki performance enduro ( one thousand used)
2008 Suzuki Dual use 400 cc
2020 Husqvarna 300 Dual use Enduro
The Triumph Bonneville 650 cc with dual concentric Amals is now worth one hundred grand restored. It was 52 HP but the Husqvarna is rated at 56 HP and half as heavy as the Bonneville...you can imagine the power that machine has.
I have written articles and opinion pieces in top circulation newspapers on the subject and won a 150 grand lawsuit several years ago against a truck driver who rear ended me..I was in at 266 grand but not greedy though the lawyer had gained favor with the judge due to the dishonesty of the insurance company lawyer.
I have another active lawsuit in motion.
Great advice. I will remain very mobile but, that penis gourde may get in the way.
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I have some neat lovely medical experts in my client list and they all told me to keep going. And they were right. IT IS CALLED ATROPHY and if we stop that happens to us...have to keep on keeping on.
I got a triple fracture a few years ago, on my shoulder thinking I could ice skate really fast around the rink. Connie Zweig in her book The Inner Work of Age, explores the inner ageist shadow, prominent in this culture. Sadly, Madonna is a caricature of natural aging. What goes up, must come down. No way to avoid death, denying it won't make it go away, but it is almost impossible for our minds to conceive of us not existing, animals are lucky they don't live with that knowledge.
Madonna sold her soul to the devil long ago
…and her face to the plastic surgeon. And honestly it seems that no matter the starting point, seemingly all women who go this route up with the same clownish puff face. Sadly, they are only deceiving themselves.
I think Jennifer Lopez looks good and Jane Fonda at 82 looks good, she says she is now stopping with the plastic surgery. Nicole Kidman looks young but a bit artificial. Ben Affleck looks like he went for it also. It is a pity when it goes wrong.
I don't know much about her character except that she was extremely driven and was very strict with her kids. I think most women and many men in Hollywood cling to youth and procedures to promote that, I don't think it's any more immoral than dyeing hair, which really is not immoral at all. It has to be very difficult to be in the spotlight and make your living based on your appearance and let go of such self-concern.
It's why I now admire Pamela Anderson
She regrets the surgery; she now looks her age. What is important is that she seems like a very kind person.
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At 72 I agree completely! Thank you for Courageous Discourse and all the good you and Dr. McCullough and Nicholas are doing.
-Mary Ann
Mary Ann, dying is living in a multidimensional aura in a higher existence and living can be dying to oneself which is good. My mother lived to within four months of her 100th birthday and her parents to their late nineties. We do not know when God will decide our time to leave the mortal existence and enter the immortal but for sure his timing is always right.
I have often quoted Eastwood's Harry Callahan, unfortunately too few have ever heeded that admonition of a man needing to know his limitations. Have to say John, I think you made a wise decision re turning down the invitation to be towed into a wave few humans should even consider let alone would likely live to tell the tale afterward haha
The lesson from Icarus.
LOL, indeed
All I see when I see spectacles like Madonna in her recent concerts is a person who's terrified of their own mortality. Shame on the people around Madonna that fed into her delusions and convinced her the concerts were a good idea. They're probably laughing backstage the whole time. Hollywood is disgusting. I do think it's stuff like this that has helped people understand how depraved and sick the entertainment industry is.
But John, you should see me on my bike! I'm not as fast as I was 60 years ago, when I was 15, but I still have a speedo, and can clock a steady 30 kph (just under 20 mph) on a flat run with a tail wind. Of course, weaving in and out of traffic is a bit problematic with reduced peripheral vision and a stiff neck. If I come off the bike, it will be another matter....
Hope you mean a speedometer and not a tiny swimsuit.
As an active 73 year old it has taken time for my brain to catch up with my body. The saying: “You’ve got to know your limitations” now has more meaning for me!
So true. My brain says "I can do that!" My body, perhaps not!
A good doctor friend told me that there are 3 keys to a long life - don't fall, don't fall, and don't fall. Sadly, I learned that lesson after a WWE-type slip-slam on an iced slope snapping 4 ribs left back, nos. 6, 7, 8, 9. Six months of laying up healing and it feels like I'm 10 years older. I probably am, and at 78, it's a bear getting back to the active lifestyle I was enjoying. Stay off the skis and boards, John, and be mindful of what you wear on your feet. 80% of falls occur on the heel plant.
Just keep going and don't take this life too seriously. After all, none of us are going to make it out alive.