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I’ve been reading Dr. Norman Vincent Peale’s book, “You Can if You Think You Can.” It started me thinking about a couple of things:
1. my own recent fall off the exercise wagon
2. others in the baby boomer age demographic who have not exercised much or at all in their lifetimes.

This isn’t the first time I’ve failed to maintain my exercise program and I know I’m not alone. Getting back on the wagon is similar, in approach, to beginning a program. You first have to make the mental commitment which brings me back to the Peale book and its message that belief that you can accomplish something is paramount to success.

I hear people younger than me complaining about how they’re too old for this or too old for that. That’s nonsense. They make themselves feel older than they are by constantly reminding themselves that they’re X number of years old, as if that tells the entire story.

I’m 57. How is 57 supposed to feel? Am I supposed to relegate myself to sitting on the couch doing nothing? Am I supposed to get up every morning and think about aches and pains? Am I supposed to stop enjoying life because I’m too old? Continue Reading »

Mary Fariday is an 88 year old dance teacher in Lakeland, FL. Yes, that’s right. She’s 88 and she still teaches dance! She looks wonderful and is sharp as a tack. I sure as hell am inspired by her.

Check out Mary’s story, courtesy of Rick Runion, here.

Rick is a photographer for the local paper in Lakeland and he’s started a monthly series called “Ageless Aging”. Per Rick, “Ageless Aging is a visual series on senior citizens who refuse to ‘go quietly into the night.’ Those profiled have gifts and dreams they refuse to give up. Although everyone who lives into his or her later years is special, these seniors have talents and stories that will inspire, inform and entertain people of all ages.”

What a great idea for a series!