October 2019 – Reflections on Aging

TO DO AND NOT TO DO

When I had a full-time job and two children at home, I prepared multiple “To Do” lists. The lists were long; they included necessary tasks related to family, work and friends. Each week I made new lists and prioritized items in the lists, most of which got done, eventually. Now that I have retired, IContinue reading “TO DO AND NOT TO DO”

Collections

I need to make room in my apartment for new collections. Since retiring I have some new interests, like reading biographies, learning more about my city, and keeping personal journals, so I need to make space for books and other things these interests require. I reviewed my collections in hopes of identifying things to discard.Continue reading “Collections”

Maintenance

As I struggled to stay in the “plank” position for one full minute I thought: “why am I doing something so uncomfortable?” After I finished and collapsed onto the mat I raised that question with my trainer. “For maintenance, that’s why” he said, “I am proud of you and often use you as an example.”Continue reading “Maintenance”

The Senior Spectrum

After entering senior status, aging is often viewed as a period of increasing declines and disadvantages. However, there are definitely some advantages in moving across the senior spectrum and in going from junior-senior to senior-senior status. Here are some examples: So I will not despair as I traverse the senior spectrum. I look forward toContinue reading “The Senior Spectrum”