Happy Thursday….cataract surgery day for me! So, it seems fitting to write about Optimistic Aging: Facing Changes.
The posts I have been writing on optimistic aging are merely to keep us focused on the positive as we march into our second half of life…which means we are all facing changes.
Last week, a woman in a salon commented that cataract surgery made her feel old.
The fact that I am going through this today does not “make me feel old” at all.
Individuals of all ages go through challenges to their eyesight, and I am so looking forward to getting the blurry vision out of my life.
Hope in this change is what I have…never have I thought of it as a part of old age.
In fact, I rarely think of myself as old.
We are the ones that give an experience or a change the power to “make” us feel a certain way. We control those feelings.
I spent too much time lamenting over the loss of two toes. And I do not wish to waste time like that ever again.
I choose to look for the silver lining as I age and hope you will join along.
So, let’s look at another challenge I am currently facing.
OPTIMISTIC AGING: FACING CHANGES – TIME FOR A NEW PATH
Regular readers here know that I have really enjoyed OSTEOSTRONG and believe it has helped me so much with bone strength, posture, and healthy strength training.
So, you can imagine my disappointment when notified that the local franchise had decided to close.
In fact, today is the last day it is open…last week was my last time.
It was a jolt because I saw myself going to this place the rest of my life….to maintain bone strength and avoid osteoporosis.
But, Optimistic Aging tells me to get back on the strength training horse and not spend time lamenting.
I must wait until I am past recovery on my cataract surgery…but then I have a plan.
Meet Penny!
Penny was one of my trainers at OsteoStrong and she worked me hard….she is also an aspiring author with a fiction book soon to release.
She has signed up to be a trainer through the YMCA where I do cardio, so I plan to hire her to train me in strength training when I am ready. She is on board!
What I want to do for her right now, is encourage you to vote for her on January 26 to win a contest at Ms. Health and Fitness Magazine.
It was exciting when they selected her as one of the finalists.
Please go to THIS LINK and you can also read more about Penny’s commitment to fitness on this page.
Penny is also going to be joining me here and on Instagram with fitness tips for us. I am very excited to share her expertise with everyone.
I still highly recommend OsteoStrong if there is one in your area….and what I recommend the most, because it has helped me so much, is Strength Training…however you choose to do it.
And, it is never too late to begin. I began at age 60 when I was about to enter into osteopenia territory.
But, I do encourage you to have assistance with a trainer or class leader…you can easily be injured if you do not have guidance.
Strength training has saved many a hip from breaking and that is what motivates me the most. Both of our mothers (Mr. B and me) had broken hips.
OPTIMISTIC AGING: FACING CHANGES: HOPE
I will most likely be home after the first eye surgery by the time you read this.
And I would like to encourage you to join me to FIND HOPE IN EVERY CHANGE.
Do not give disappointment or discouragement a foothold to zap your life away from you.
Do not give anything the power to MAKE you feel old. We have so much living to do.
Find the hope…the silver lining…they are there…and live with purpose and joy…yes, one day at a time.
Thank you for joining me today for Optimistic Aging: Facing Changes….I will be here tomorrow with a post I wrote prior to surgery.
Hope you will join me and VOTE PENNY…until then….
EMBRACE TODAY & KEEP SMILING!!
BY PAMELA LUTRELL
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