Month: May 2019

Longevity Tip ~ Calm Down

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The Oldest Person in the World and Successful Aging

What about Jeanne Louis Calment, from France, who was born in 1875 and has the longest confirmed human lifespan on record, living to the age of 122? She said her longevity could be attributed to a diet rich in olive oil, but also to drinking port wine and eating large amounts of chocolate (not to mention smoking a few cigarettes a day since she was 20). She also stated that being calm allowed her to age well (“that’s why they call me Calment,” she said). She outlived  both her daughter and her grandson by several decades. Calment reportedly remained mentally sharp until she died in 1997, at age 122, saying, “I’m interested in everything but passionate about nothing.”

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Wellness Tip ~ Healthy Brains

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Vitamin B12 is a powerhouse. It helps make DNA, nerve and blood cells, and is crucial for a healthy brain and immune system. Your metabolism wouldn’t run smoothly without it. But B12 isn’t like other vitamins. It’s only found in animal products like eggs, meat, shellfish, and dairy. Up to 15% of people don’t get enough B12, and they’re more likely to be vegetarians, have celiac disease or other digestion problems, or be an adult over 50. The signs of vitamin B12 deficiency include exhaustion, rapid heartbeat, brain fog, and other symptoms, says Maggie Moon, RD, a Los Angeles–based nutritionist and owner of Everyday Healthy 

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Writer’s Wisdom ~ Virginia Wolff on What Matters

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“So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.” 
― Virginia Woolf

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Give All To Love ~ Emerson

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Give all to love;
Obey thy heart;
Friends, kindred, days,
Estate, good fame,
Plans, credit, and the muse;
Nothing refuse.

‘Tis a brave master,
Let it have scope,
Follow it utterly,
Hope beyond hope;
High and more high,
It dives into noon,
With wing unspent,
Untold intent;
But ’tis a god,
Knows its own path,
And the outlets of the sky.
‘Tis not for the mean,
It requireth courage stout,
Souls above doubt,
Valor unbending;
Such ’twill reward,
They shall return
More than they were,
And ever ascending.

Leave all for love; – 
Yet, hear me, yet,
One word more thy heart behoved,
One pulse more of firm endeavor,
Keep thee to-day,
To-morrow, for ever,
Free as an Arab
Of thy beloved.
Cling with life to the maid;
But when the surprise,
Vague shadow of surmise,
Flits across her bosom young
Of a joy apart from thee,
Free be she, fancy-free,
Do not thou detain a hem,
Nor the palest rose she flung
From her summer diadem.

Though thou loved her as thyself,
As a self of purer clay,
Tho’ her parting dims the day,
Stealing grace from all alive,
Heartily know,
When half-gods go,
The gods arrive.

Today’s Reflection ~ Change

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Thoughts become perception, perception becomes reality. Alter your thoughts, alter your reality. ~ William James

Longevity Tip ~ Think Positive

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There are countless reasons why getting older is great. (Senior discounts! Way more wisdom!) So instead of succumbing to tired stereotypes, think about what you love about your current age.  Yale University research shows that older adults who see aging as a good thing live almost eight years longer and have a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease compared to those who view aging negatively. “Having a positive view of aging is associated with both living longer and living better,” Dr. Kaiser says. 

It turns out, the fountain of youth was inside your head all along.

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Wellness Tip ~ Smoking Kills

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Don’t smoke, and avoid secondhand smoke

The worst thing you can do for your health is to smoke. Smoking greatly increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and many types of cancer, including cancer of the lung, throat, mouth, colon, and bladder. No amount of smoking is safe—not even one cigarette a day. Breathing secondhand smoke also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer.

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Writer’s Wisdom ~ Rewrites

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“You can fix anything but a blank page.” 
― Nora Roberts

The Coming of Light ~ Mark Strand

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Even this late it happens:
the coming of love, the coming of light. 
You wake and the candles are lit as if by themselves, 
stars gather, dreams pour into your pillows, 
sending up warm bouquets of air.
Even this late the bones of the body shine 
and tomorrow’s dust flares into breath. 

Today’s Reflection ~ Creativity

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The essence of creativity is figuring out how to use what you already know in order to go beyond what you already think. ~ Jerome Bruner

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