'Gracefully' might be the more dubious part, physically. I've been in blended bifocals for several years, and just got my prescription altered to handle more astigmatism that has developed. We really do have just one moon...
My knees sound like rifle shots anytime I stand up and unfold them, but usually after 15 seconds of teetering I'm able to start moving. There were times it took 30. No better defense against arthritis than a positive attitude, I say. I no longer need to worry about what I'd do in a dangerous situation, choosing the ol' 'fight or flight' impulse. It's fight....or hide real fast!
There's only so much you can do to help the body as we all 'go with the flow', but there is a tremendous amount each of us can do to mentally offset infirmities and things that turn left at Albuquerque. A positive, fun and love-filled attitude will take you around the world and then some. "Live your life and not your age," as Norman Vincent Peale appropriately said.
And so I remember another most appropriate quote that we've heard in form or another, which is basically about living life large and to its fullest:
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO!!! WHAT A RIDE!!!"
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I was also enlightened that there are some fun games 'agers' can play at parties or with friends on a rainy day...
"Sag, you're it!"
"Hide and go pee"
"Musical recliners"
"Simon says something"
"Red Rover, Red Rover,
the nurse says bend over"
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Great looking weather this week...buds and blooms and excited birds abound, with the grass greening...and no 50 mph wind gusts for a while. Enjoy and take every moment you can to wonder at any and all of it, in stillness. It's a great elixir.
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