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Originally Posted by kfisherx
Tracy: It is a very happy realization because it empowers me to embrace even more my health and my life in my senior years. I actually thought about Mahler and how fit he is in his age and of course this old woman I once saw who had the body of a Godess and the spring of youth in her steps. Like all things in life, how we spend our later years is a matter of choice. If I had continued to just accept my body and the extra pounds and the lack of flexibility my quality of life would already be much poorer. I am ever grateful for my new awareness and drive to be the most I can be.
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I totally agree that it's up to us!! I have a grandmother who just turned 97 in January - she still lives in her own home by herself! Good genes apparently run in my family, so if she is any indication of my longevity, I need to make sure I take good care of myself and keep myself in good shape if I'm gonna be around as long as she has been! I REFUSE to be one of those little old ladies that can barely get from point A to point B and shuffle and hunch over when they walk. I want to make sure I still have that spring in my step when I'm in my 90's!!!!
CONGRATS to you on achieving that awareness, and even more so for taking the steps to do something AWESOME for yourself!!