Let’s face it: The Olympics are a sedentary sport for us
retirees. Right now we’re in the midst of our least active two-week period of
the winter, if you’re as interested in the Winter Games as I am. Over the years
I‘ve planned my Olympics-watching to make sure I don’t miss any ice skating. I’ll
ignore much of the rest to keep my own life going appropriately.
But I get caught up watching skiers and snowboarders do all
those hair-raising things they do. I’m always amazed when they take off their
helmets and we see such glowingly fresh faces of the healthiest, most beautiful
young people alive.
Then it occurred to me recently that much of the same dynamic is
going on in my retirement community. (What?) There is a tall, slender lady in
her eighties who walks two miles vigorously every day and has done so for years.
She’s always glowing and positive, even though she has her own health
challenges.
