I've just finished listening to a podcast, hosted by Mel Robbins, who's known across generational ages for her relatable and implentable self-help approaches to the challenges of daily life. It was my daughter who introduced me to Robbins' perspectives and tactics for self-improvement. All strong reminders of what we really know about ourselves and the permission to be who we are. And all great wake-up calls. But occasioally, there's one that is transformative. Robbins' guest on this occasion was Vonda Wright, an orthopedic surgeon whose specialty is sports medicine and is considered an expert on mobility, aging, and longevity. The timing of this particular podcast coincided with me receiving my Medicare card, affirming that I've now reached that all encompassing age bracket of 65 and over and realizing there's no next category other than deceased . It got me questioning my own physicality. At 65, I consider myself in good physical condition and ...
Everyone goes through "stages" or "chapters' in their lives, whether its wanting to move out of the city and buy a farm, or learn to roller blade and lose those unwanted pounds, or join a book club or bridge club and become more "rounded", or sign up for that design class you were always sorry you didn't pursue. Sometimes these stages present themselves without effort and we consider it "meant to be". And yet sometimes it just HAS to be...