Aging in Wonder
Blog URL http://www.aginginwonder.com
A place to share discoveries on many topics, from many sources – my family (especially my children!), my friends, books, magazines and yes, the internet. Join me as we discover and re-discover the joys of life at all ages.
Latest Blog Posts
- Horse Apples, Disc Golf and Red Caterpillars on Nov 9, 2009 in Discovery Exercise Disc Golf Nature Walking Wonder
Sure – walk for exercise. But even if you walk the same route every day, walk also for the discoveries you make along the way. Look up to see if you can find horse apples on the trees or – better yet – to find the source of a bird’s song. Loo...
- Choose to Change on Oct 16, 2009 in Attitudes Never too old Change Choice Energy Exercise Health
“How many old people does it take to change a light bulb?” “Change?!!!!!!” Growing older is often associated with an unwillingness to change. Sadly, it’s often true. You may have heard phrases like “I’m too old to think about that” or...
- Shock to the System on Oct 9, 2009 in Exercise Nutrition disease Heart disease high cholesterol walking
- The Rebellious Self-Employee, Act 3 on Oct 2, 2009 in Blogging Self-Discipline Attitude Choices Time Management Writing
You embezzle time, which can’t be replaced. You think you can steal a little here, a little there, thinking you can put it back later. But those minutes – those hours – are irreplaceable. You can never put them back.
- The Rebellious Self-Employee, Act 2 on Sep 30, 2009 in Blogging Self-Discipline Attitude Choices Time Management Writing
Her time is limited. When you make an eight-hour commitment for her, what activity will you remove from her life? Sleep? Play? Exercise? Time with her friends and family?
- The Case of the Rebellious Self-Employee, Act 1 on Sep 28, 2009 in Blogging Attitude Decisions Time Management Writing
But she’s put this schedule on my desk, telling me which hours to work, when to take lunch, even when to do my housework. She tells me that if I want to have any personal time in the morning, I must get up at 5:30, be dressed and ready to walk at 7...
- “Life is full of choices.” on Sep 16, 2009 in Attitudes Wisdom Choices Decisions List Time Management
Before I commit to still another responsibility, I need to look at the list I’ve made and realize that if I take on something new, one of those things will have to go.
