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Tag Archives: aging
us older guys – November 8
11.2.2014 us older guys are just young guys inside checking it out wondering what’s going on not really trusting that it ever really comes to an end. —————————
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Tagged aging, continuation, eternal life, growth, inner life, learning, life, mortality, perception, time, wisdom, youth
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sitting by evening fire – October 27
10.27.2014 sitting by evening fire winds of autumn starting to chill the night air outside my eyes see a newer self in the hall mirror older, more lines, weariness askance, matching the soreness of muscles that now hurt … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, autumn, changes, faith, God, hope, life journey, mortality, reflection, seasons, soul, stages
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yard work – October 22
10.22.2014 muscles slightly sore eyes shining bright, yard work a good day. ———————
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Tagged aging, bodies, exhileration, gardening, Health, pleasure, work, yard work
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there are aches now – August 31
8.31.2014 there are aches now regular as rising pains that shoot across a thigh or beneath an ankle creams, gels, pills and stretches to welcome each and every day making me aware of the Gift of my … Continue reading
when pain comes to stay – August 25
8.25.2014 when pain comes to stay the mind starts to play does this mean done why me the one do I have time to run does this end the fun answers will come. ——————
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Tagged aging, anxiety, chronic pain, faith, fears. mortality, hopes, pain, patience, trust
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lawnmower – August 6
8.6.2014 just a new spark plug not dead, not rotted, not needing replacement just a new spark, fire, ignition for older machinery still in working condition. ——————-
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Tagged aging, elder, equipment, hope, lawnmower, machinery, personal, personification, reconciliation, repair, replacements
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a tug on the leash – July 29
7.29.2014 the dog stops more often on our walks now to sniff, to lift a leg, to squat or perhaps to fake one of these so that he can take a breath as he ages. I tug at … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, aging, bodies, body awareness, compassion, dog, grace, mortality, nature, walks
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wear and tear – June 1
6.1.2014 forty years ago on a rain slicked night a car in front turned sideways at fifty miles per hour and five years later the back gave out, like the twisted metal of the driver’s seat, on a drive … Continue reading
hey there – May 24
5.24.2014 pains filled the day paying for not paying attention to the sounds of the body, the creaks and pausing of muscles, bone, tissue as if they did not matter. the body has its own way of … Continue reading
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Tagged adjustment, aging, attention, body. body awareness, pain, wisdom
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