My mother’s purse
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – Winnie the Pooh I hesitated to select this subject as I usually write about fitness and…
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Be flexible, be safe
“I never struggled with injury problems, because of my preparation – in particular my stretching.” – Edwin Moses, winner of gold medals in the 400m hurdles at the 1976 and…
Instead of “retired” I am now “rewired”
“I didn’t do this because I was in my sixties. I just happened to be in my sixties.” -Diana Nyad, on her 110-mile swim from Havana to Key West I…
Don’t let the ‘quick fix’ mentality undermine your health efforts
“Everything is hard before it is easy.” – Goethe When I read/hear/view about all the wonderful “weight loss” programs that abound in our Western society today, I am saddened by…
Mourning and doing the best we can
“The English language lacks the words to mourn an absence. For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend, we have all manner of words and phrases, some…
Making the choice is up to you
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” –J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets When I am sometimes asked…
February is all about hearts
“I want to live, I want to give. I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold.” – Neil Young, 1972 Most of you are very aware that February is…