I am having a hard time accepting that I am getting old. My body and my mind battle constantly over this. My mind says "just do it!", then my body answers back "take that old man!". One week my knee is sore, next week my back, this week it is my wrist and shoulder, constant and persistent, never ending, aggravating. How I miss youth and the ability to bounce back like it never happened. We all get older, nothing can stop it, so I need to stop complaining about what hurts and focus on what doesn't, like right now, my earlobes feel great.
I just read a book by Ray Bradbury called Dandelion Wine. It was a great read, I highly recommend it for those who like to contemplate life and death. It helped me with my thoughts on these subjects, with acceptance as to who I am and what I am doing to myself as I age. Legacy, family, savoring life, all richly painted in this book.
So I will listen to those who wish to give me their sage advice, my Doctor, my Wife, my Mother, my Instructors, their wisdom is golden. This is not to say I am retiring to the front porch and a squeaky rocking chair, no chance there, no way no how. It just means a kind of armistice between my two opposing personalities till I can "just do it" without the "take that old man", a warm happy place where pain is kept at bay.
Well thanks for hearing me out, be good.
P.s I miss all the discussions about smoothies. I didn't pay a whole bunch of attention to it while it was there but now that it has disappeared, I miss it, Reason I say this, I could used a few suggestions for inflammation and blood pressure. Your knowledge means so much more to me than the online gibberish that just wants to sell me their "stuff".
You are not getting “old”. You are getting “older”. I feel there is a real difference in those 2 words and, for me, they shift my perspective.
ReplyDeleteFor the smoothies, if you go into Todai Repay’s blog, he has a bunch of posts dedicated to recipes. The main ingredients I use regularly are spinach, broccoli, kale, berries (faves are blueberries and cherries) and hemp seeds (this is also my protein source). These all have anti-inflammatory benefits and help with blood pressure.
I don’t have a specific recipe, but roughly 300ml water, 3 big handfuls of green stuff, 1 cups-ish berries, 1 banana, 3 tbsp hemp seeds. I add avocado to thicken as needed or more water to thin. I like to add a small chunk of ginger as well sometimes.
Magnesium bis glycinate and vitamin C to combat inflammation in the body.
ReplyDeleteDandelion tea acts as a diuretic, which is usually what is given for high blood pressure.
Pineapple for inflammation. Not sure about blood pressure.
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