Aging...you have no choice. To lessen its effects, avoid all chemical poisons like drugs and vaccines for starters. And never worry about dying or have any regrets as time passes.
Give me vaccines any day along with cycling, yoga, hiking and weights. When you have dementia (or shingles) you might wish you had taken the shingles vaccine…or not, or won’t even remember.
Yes, it’s much better to get seriously ill or die from measles or any other preventable disease. Vaccines are not poison. But you believe what you want, that’s the beauty of living in a democracy.
The beauty of being older is that you can finally live on your own timetable. I retired about 63. It took me about four months to realize I was no longer responsible for anyone but me (and my husband). No more meetings, no more reports, no more 8-4, no more alarm clocks, no more two hour commutes on public transit. Just the day to do with as I please. I did end up going back to work the following year for about 8 months, but more because I wanted to work with the guy who asked, no because I wanted to work. Retired from there in March and now work 5 hours a week for an advocacy group. It’s great! My days are still full and busy, but with things I want to do, not have to do. And I qualify for seniors discounts!
Veterans Day here has been a quiet reflection of my time working at the Charles George VA Hospital in Asheville. Great people to have the honor of working for while I was there. Met so many with so many health issues because of their service. Bless all those who serve their country as selflessly as my patients did.
And then there's Warren Buffet, you got into the game in his 50's.
Don't forget about Warren Buffet, a late bloomer in his 50's
Age 60: moral reasoning
I think I had moral reasoning prior to 60 but the following resonates even more now than before. Hope you can relate.
10 lessons from the book "To Kill a Mockingbird"
1. Empathy is strength.
"You never really understand a person until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
2. Courage is doing right, even when you lose.
Atticus says, "Courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."
3. Innocence is fragile.
The mockingbird symbolizes innocence-harming it is a sin.
4. Justice is not always fair.
The trial of Tom Robinson reveals how prejudice can twist the law.
5. Parenting shapes conscience.
Atticus teaches by example that morality is lived, not preached.
6. Prejudice blinds truth.
Maycomb's racism shows how bias clouds fairness and compassion.
7. Childhood holds wisdom.
Scout's narration proves that sometimes children see clearer than adults.
8. True strength is moral, not physical.
Atticus stands unarmed against hate and injustice, yet he is the strongest man in town.
9. Kindness hides in unlikely places.
Boo Radley, feared as a monster, turns out to be the quiet protector.
10. Goodness can survive in a flawed world.
Even in a town stained by injustice, compassion and truth shine through.
To Kill a Mockingbird reminds us that justice begins in the heart, not the courtroom.
Aging...you have no choice. To lessen its effects, avoid all chemical poisons like drugs and vaccines for starters. And never worry about dying or have any regrets as time passes.
Give me vaccines any day along with cycling, yoga, hiking and weights. When you have dementia (or shingles) you might wish you had taken the shingles vaccine…or not, or won’t even remember.
Yes, it’s much better to get seriously ill or die from measles or any other preventable disease. Vaccines are not poison. But you believe what you want, that’s the beauty of living in a democracy.
The beauty of being older is that you can finally live on your own timetable. I retired about 63. It took me about four months to realize I was no longer responsible for anyone but me (and my husband). No more meetings, no more reports, no more 8-4, no more alarm clocks, no more two hour commutes on public transit. Just the day to do with as I please. I did end up going back to work the following year for about 8 months, but more because I wanted to work with the guy who asked, no because I wanted to work. Retired from there in March and now work 5 hours a week for an advocacy group. It’s great! My days are still full and busy, but with things I want to do, not have to do. And I qualify for seniors discounts!
Finally, yes, it’s Veterans Day. Grateful to all veterans!
Peter From Picayune"
Peter was from Picayune
South Mississippi, due north of New Orleans
Son of a welder, good at putting things together
Gonna get a tech school degree
Wasn't money in his wallet
So he couldn't go to college
So he signed up for the Marines
Ship 'em overseas
Well, he landed in Kuwait
Was a little too late to go back and change his mind
Wrote a promise in a letter to a girl back home
Said, everything'll be just fine
Well, the call was made, to march the way
To take it to em on the front line time to shine
That boy bleeds the stars and stripes
That boy's willing to give his life
That boy fights for you agree or disagree
That boy wouldn't want a welcome home parade
Wouldn't wanna talk about it anyway
He's seen some shit no one should ever see
Yeah, he's twice the man that most will ever be
Well, it's never good timing when the bullets start flying
In a hell of a firefight now
Kept giving 'em hell and we kept pushing forward
But the medic said another man down
Took a round to the chest, fighting for breath
Hey brother, lemme get you out, 'cause
That boy bleeds the stars and stripes
That boy's willing to give his life
That boy fights for you agree or disagree
That boy wouldn't want a welcome home parade
Wouldn't wanna talk about it anyway
He's seen some shit no one should ever see
Yeah, he's twice the man that most will ever be
Well, it starts sinking in that this could be the end
So he sends a Hail Mary prayer
Make sure you watch over mama
And you make sure Daddy knows
That I didn't go out scared
Don't need a folded-up flag or 21 guns
Just a simple headstone that reads...
Here lies Peter from Picayune South Mississippi, due north of New Orleans
This is a new song from Muscadine Bloodline, dedicated for Veteran's Day
Veterans Day here has been a quiet reflection of my time working at the Charles George VA Hospital in Asheville. Great people to have the honor of working for while I was there. Met so many with so many health issues because of their service. Bless all those who serve their country as selflessly as my patients did.