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- Starting a New Holiday Tradition
- The Giving Season and the Thoughtful Giver
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- Land Meets Water
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Tag Archives: Physical exercise
I Hope You Dance
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger May you never take one single breath for granted God forbid love ever leave you empty handed I hope you … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges
Tagged Art, Celebration, Communication, Dance, Expression, lifestyle, Physical exercise, Weekly Travel Theme
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Future Challenge – Staying Physically Active
Challenge #18 Along with a healthy diet, exercise helps to keep our hearts, lungs, and brains working properly, although too many of us neglect it. We all know how important it is to exercise. Hopefully, we’re all doing something, even if … Continue reading
Posted in Future Challenges, Health Issues
Tagged aging, lifestyle, Physical exercise, recreation, Senior Health
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Weather Forecast – Time to Play Outdoors!
The Eastern seaboard of the U.S. has waited a long time for Spring weather to arrive this year. We’re still getting occasional cold showers out there, but it’s starting to warm up, and we’re getting ready to head back outdoors. … Continue reading
Posted in Health Issues, Recreation, Ruminations
Tagged arthritis, Health, lifestyle, Physical exercise, Senior Health
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Travel Plans
It’s time to start making some serious plans for where my beloved and I might travel this year. Last year, most of my travel was to see my mom and sister a few states away, and most of my husband’s … Continue reading
Posted in Finances, Recreation, Retirement itself
Tagged Alaska, Costa Rica, lifestyle, Physical exercise, retirement planning, Senior Health, Travel
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Bathing in the Glow of the Forest – Walking the Air Line Trail
This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of old, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards … Continue reading
Posted in Health Issues, Health-Diet, Recreation, Travelogues
Tagged Airline Trail, Hiking, lifestyle, photos, Physical exercise, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Walking
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The Call of the Free Weights – Can You Hear the Voices?
Two purple hand weights sit beside me on my end table. They are being scrupulously ignored as they wait for me to pick them up. They should be enjoying happy lifts into the air over my head, feeling the sweep … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Writing Challenges
Tagged DPchallenge, Free Weights, Grammar, lifestyle, Passive Voice, Physical exercise, Senior Health
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