How do you accept change as you age?

Hi, @IndianaScott Napa is a beauty! Thank you for posing your question.

I was deeply offended when my body and mind began the conflict over what I could and could no longer do as well. It has taken me some time to recognize that this frolicking 30 yr old mind resides inside a 76 yr old bod. Irritating and often frustrating to say the least ...vbg However, now that I am becoming more accepting of the 76 yr old's dominance, I work to be grateful for what I can still accomplish, albeit with far more sit down breaks than before.

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@bill54321 I’m younger than you. That 1952 is the year I was born. I’m just an old soul that has a tendency towards comedy as a coping mechanism. My Mom was a ballet dancer in NY prior to marrying my Dad. They settled on this coastline because of my grandfather's business. Timber. Growing. Purchasing timberland, logging and building homes. So, my Mom would put Jack on every morning to exercise and I would exercise with her. A habit that I continued to have throughout my life (in some form). Remember the 60’s a leg warmers? Yep, I did that. Anybody else have any exercise trends (embarrassing moments) to confess??????

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Hi @fiesty76 Thanks for the kind words about Napa. Just took her to the Veterinarian for 'curbside service' for her annual rabies shot 🙂

Yes, acceptance is often hard to achieve. In my case I had a hard slap to the face with this when my wife received her brain cancer diagnosis. I had no choice but to accept the often overwhelming changes in our lives. I quickly realized it was accept or be a very miserable human being who was not fully helping my wife. I also became more aware that I was carrying the easier part of the burden, in that it was my wife who was facing her own death. This made me immediately more accepting of life's changes that I ever had been before.

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Hi, @virgo1952, I was born in 1943 and remember watching Jack LaLane...didn't continue and don't find exercising with videos inspiring...different story with others even if I am alone and don't personally know the others...weird I know. smiles Always impressed to hear of someone connected to the performing arts. I have natural rhythm and enthusiasm but no training so I support our local ballet and symphony with annual membership fees. And yes, I remember and wore leg warmers during workouts in the 60's. Smiles

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My Mom continued dancing here for exercise and eventually became interested in martial arts(how I got started, talked w/ginger about it in a chat) she was in her early 50’s and I was mid 20’s. In the system I trained there was the yin and yang to balance your art. My mother after several years of training , trained exclusively in the yin arts - Tai Chi, becoming a instructor and teaching in the school for 25 years. I was required to learn Tai Chi, but my first love was fighting and the yang arts (i was young and could handle the beatings) She and I became interested in Chinese/eastern medicine and would seek out people like your daughter. As we (Americans) become more educated in alternative medicine , we will see the benefits in the alternative choices. Thank u to your daughter. Sounds like she has had a interesting life. U too bill54321 virgo😊

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Hi @fiesty76 Thanks for the kind words about Napa. Just took her to the Veterinarian for 'curbside service' for her annual rabies shot 🙂

Yes, acceptance is often hard to achieve. In my case I had a hard slap to the face with this when my wife received her brain cancer diagnosis. I had no choice but to accept the often overwhelming changes in our lives. I quickly realized it was accept or be a very miserable human being who was not fully helping my wife. I also became more aware that I was carrying the easier part of the burden, in that it was my wife who was facing her own death. This made me immediately more accepting of life's changes that I ever had been before.

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Enjoyed reading your response to Bill, Virgo. Always interesting to learn more about people and their talents and impressed by your training in Tai Chi and the yang arts.

It continues to mystify me that with all the advances of "modern medicine" our country has been so reluctant to implement more alternative medical practices into mainstream treatments. Chinese acupuncture brought the relief I desperately sought after a spine injury. Occasional articles about the success of using hypnosis in some types of surgeries do not gain momentum. I just don't understand the U.S. reluctance to use more alternative methods that can be of benefit. Some wheels have been turning effectively for thousands of years and yet many still believe we have to reinvent new ones every generation...just bewildering to me.

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Hi, @IndianaScott Napa is a beauty! Thank you for posing your question.

I was deeply offended when my body and mind began the conflict over what I could and could no longer do as well. It has taken me some time to recognize that this frolicking 30 yr old mind resides inside a 76 yr old bod. Irritating and often frustrating to say the least ...vbg However, now that I am becoming more accepting of the 76 yr old's dominance, I work to be grateful for what I can still accomplish, albeit with far more sit down breaks than before.

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Yay!!! A fellow leg. warmer. John Travolta move over. My Mom hated exercise and she was a dancer. I think you may be cut from the same cloth. I liked box aerobics because you did the moves to music. i could pretend for that hour I as a dancer (go-go that is ) She replaced her love of dance when she found Tai Chi. She only got better with time and age. Might want to investigate, fiesty. You got the time .

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@fiesty76 It’s all about the money , fiesty. I truly believe that. It’s a marriage between doctors and pharmaceuticals. This is what most doctors learn in medical school.. But, I think many are starting to see the “down” side always depending strictly on medications and not investigating all avenues. I still believe in conventional medicine, but we are seeing some negatives around overuse of. medications, questionable surgeries, etc. Don’t throw it out, but bring in the alternatives as supplemental ways of healing or managing your disease/condition. My Mom used acupuncture on her knees due to ligament damage from ballet. It helped her. It’s not one or the other, but a compliment to each other.

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