Everything's changing FAST!

@jennishuston Oh, yes! Changing fast! I can barely keep up. I was fine until my 70th birthday, then all H… broke loose. Got my first autoimmune disease. Then things started going downhill from there. But, I can still go out with my friends, take day trips, do quilting, and my dog still likes me!! My husband has been my savior-he does everything! And you’re only approaching 50! Stay in shape, go walking everyday, and just live your life as best you can!

70 was a turning point for me too.

What autoimmune disease, may I ask? I have Giant Cell Arterites (sp?).

@moldy I have one that no one has heard of: chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids-Clippers. It’s inflammatory lesions on my brain. Now, 6 yrs after diagnosis, i can do most things again just much slower. I just have to remember all the things I Can do!
How are you doing with GCA?

@jennihuston
I’m wondering if you’re experiencing menopause. Are you?

Wait till your 70 !

Anticipation. While one can not anticipate all maladies, you can improve your odds of aging well. General fitness & wellness helps and is well understood today. I surrendered high impact aerobics at 49 embarked on yoga, and substituted cycling for a cardio element (more knee healthy) The book image is one of 4 I study to Optimize the Living I have left. I’m 73 very fit, and blessed with no systemic maladies. 🙏

Thank you for the recommendation of BRAIN RULES FOR AGING WELL. I sampled it on Audible and it sounds good. What are the other three of the four books you study?
I’ve been using Audible for a couple of years after cataract surgery made it hard to read. I have high hopes for my next pair of glasses, but in the meantime I’ve really enjoyed being read to while I am doing dishes or using the treadmill and have discovered literature that I never would have read, like Colette’s THE VAGABOND and CHERIE and THE END OF CHERIE. At 73 my world is expanding again. I’m also feeling better and more confident than I have since the health implosion at age 70. It could be said that I’m getting my mojo back. 😉
I kept telling myself it would come and it did.
Please keep us privy to your reading list. Thanks, Pam

Hello Pam
I have clipped and pasted two of my favorite titles in below here, the third one is the Bible itself. Associated with that -a new short read is called Holy Moments. It is remarkable in capturing my inspirational quest at this stage of my Christian maturity.
Your remark about expanding world, catches my attention. That is how I have felt about the past 15 months as we opened a second home, south of Tucson, Arizona. It is both a retreat from some of the deep winters of Colorado, and an adventure in Tentenda Incognita.
Blessings
Randy

Thanks Randy,
Both of these books look promising. About fifteen years ago I discovered the book below and have returned to some of the exercises at various points of change. It wasn’t until my late forties that I realized I could supplement TS Elliot with Christian writings! Tom did a great job for many years though. Best wishes for your adventure in Arizona.
Pam
That photo isn’t clear. It’s WELLSPRINGS by Anthony de Mello, S.J.