Searching for meaning is a concept that has only recently, like in the past decade, had any meaning or sense of import to me. It seemed to me that life is meant to be lived and enjoyed, not explored and evaluated. Reading Viktor Frankl’s book Man’s Search for Meaning opened my eyes to a whole new way of thinking about life. I started searching for my meaning.
LIFE
You Could Get Hurt! You Could Get Robbed!!
A common response to my announcement that I was walking the Camino de Santiago was that I could get hurt or robbed. These warnings were from people who knew nothing about the Camino culture or experience. At the time I puzzled over such first reactions. Now I smile and do my thing.
What’s the Story You Are Telling Yourself?
During college, my roommate and I had many brain-stretching conversations. Generally, they were about science issues since that’s what we were studying. One conversation in particular sticks in my mind, and probably provided the biggest lesson.
Exploring Getting Better — Not Older — Together
This video is to follow up on the article I recently wrote in the conclusion of the article series Getting Better, Not Older. And this is: Together.
In that article I talked about the three elements. The three points I made were:
Getting Better – Not Older – Together
Times have changed when it comes to the discussion of getting older. It’s an interesting evolution that has become more poignant with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Take It Outdoors: Getting Better — Not Older — In Style
I’m going to show you what it means to me to get better — not older — in style. That was the name of my recent article. And there I talked about hydration, and brain activity, and gratitude. And I can incorporate all but the specific of hydration today, because I decided that I couldn’t carry my water bottle and my phone at the same time. So, I just decided to leave the water bottle at home. You know what it means to stay hydrated.
Getting Better — Not Older — In Style
Think about how you want to live your life, especially your later years. It involves staying youthful and maintaining a positive outlook on life. Getting older leads you to your destiny, one day at a time. Do it in style!
Some Of The Ways You’re Getting Better — Not Older
I was listening to some music recently and heard the phrase, “Oldies but goodies.” I had to stop and think about that for a second since here I am promoting that getting older is getting better. So, having the oldies but goodies seemed like a negative twist on that. Yeah, it’s saying we like them, but there’s still a ding, a put down in that. There’s something there that’s unsettling.
You’re Getting Better — Not Older
I used to think that the best part about growing older was that I could make my own rules, like starting dinner with dessert if I wanted. But, I’m finding there are even better benefits of growing older, and they include realizing that while I may be growing older, I’m not getting older — I’m getting better. Better? Yes, better.
More On Lessons About Longevity From My Parents
I recently wrote an article about finally learning my parent’s lesson, their lesson of a long life — of longevity. Longevity is a matching of lifespan and healthspan. But you and I both know that people can live a long time without having good health or good life in the sense of attitude and heart.