Articles by Sharon McMahon

“The stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” – Bruce Lee Although Bruce Lee succumbed at the early age of 32…

“A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.” – Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne Here are some sobering statistics for Americans: 30.7 percent are overweight; 42.4 percent are obese; 9.2…

“Me thinks that the minute my legs begin to move my thoughts begin to flow, as if I had given vent to the stream at the lower end and consequently…

“Sometimes a hard sacrifice must be made for a future that’s worth living.” – Tom Branson, Downton Abbey, Season Two Don’t we miss Downton Abbey and the engaging Tom Branson…

“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, and it’s a new life for me / And I’m feeling good, I’m feeling good.” – Michael Bublé Show of hands ……

“If a big wind comes a tree must bend or be lifted up by its roots.” – Jeff Chandler as Cochise in the 1950 movie Broken Arrow I often enjoy…

“Oh do you-do you-do you-do you wanna dance?” – The Beach Boys’ “Today” album, 1965 I often hear people say “I don’t dance,” and if you are one of those,…

“Everybody’s got a hungry heart.” – Bruce Springsteen, The River, 1980 I have been writing for years about the prevalence of heart disease and its effects on our longevity, lifestyle,…

Editor’s note: This column was previously published in The Reporter on Dec. 1, 2022. “I intend to live forever or die trying.” – Groucho Marx Baby Boomers – the term…