"We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential."
– Ellen Goodman
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Using just a few short lines, this poet captures the beauty, elegance and joyous movement potential of winter’s arrival:
“Winter came down to our home one night
Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow,
And we, we were children once again.”
– Bill Morgan, Jr.
SFA member Caroline Anaya, MS, is someone you would love to know and call a friend! Earlier this year she produced a wise and witty book that shares her can-do insights about the experience of growing older. It has already received 5-Star reader-reviews on Amazon.
Describing Caroline’s book, the Editor’s Choice review in Caregiver Solutions magazine of Canada said it best:
"A 78-year-old fitness professional, Caroline Anaya, wrote and self-published this quirky and optimistic outlook on aging to encourage seniors to get fit both physically and mentally. The Curious Upside of Growing Older reveals seven ‘keys’ to ‘embrace’ life: thinking, eating and sleeping well, knowing yourself, staying active, being social and stimulating the brain. The relaxed, personal style and large print make this book straightforward and accessible."
The editors here at Experience! couldn’t agree more. In addition, we’d like to suggest to our readers that The Curious Upside of Growing Older would make a fine, inspirational gift for your "special someones" during the upcoming holiday season. For ordering information, click on www.great-senior-fitness.com.
On All Hallows Eve folks of every age can get in on the fun, as depicted by this playful quip:
"A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween."
— Erma Bombeck
After a long hot summer, the coming of fall inspires reflection and a mellow sense of optimism. So, bring on the poets!
"No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace
As I have seen in one autumnal face."
– John Donne
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
– George Eliot
"How beautifully the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days."
– John Burroughs
"Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn."
– Elizabeth Lawrence
Whoever actually originated the following quotation, he or she was right on the money:
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
– Author unknown, commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin
The great universities of the world produce important research findings and provide practical medical care as well. Below are three current news releases from the University of Florida that demonstrate such centers’ value — and that will be of great interest to those involved in older adult health and fitness.
Been meaning to undertake SFA’s award-winning studies in older adult fitness? Get in on time-limited savings now! For details, call or go online. The new year is still quite young, and you can do it!
"Behold, my friends, the Spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun."
– Sitting Bull
Rather than being neglected, our muscles and joints should be used in accordance with each individual’s ability to do so safely. This sentiment is nicely underscored by the following quotation:
"Stifling an urge to dance is bad for your health — it rusts your spirit and your hips."
– Terri Guillemets
As this year draws to a close, we’d like to leave you with a warm thought, a happy thought, and an uplifting thought with which to ring in the new year!
"Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read."
– Quoted by Francis Bacon in Apothegm
"We turn not older with years, but newer every day."
– Emily Dickinson
"When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day."
– Marty Bucella
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