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Today is supposed to be very hot.   So far this morning, it is still nice,  with a bit of a breeze.   But with the rising of the sun in the sky, things will change.    And we'll have to close the doors/windows and turn on the a/c.

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It's a day, to take it easy.   The eggs are already hard boiled, for egg salad.   To be had for a light, cool dinner, with tuna salad and a small green salad.

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It's a day to find illustrations, which bring to mind, enjoying summer, in a cool glade.  (I just realized!   The picture above!  It is of a lady bug wedding!!!!   😊)

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And a day to enjoy playing with my "blog look".  

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If it is to be hot in "your neck of the woods,"  I hope you will try to take it easy too.   Do only the necessary.   Leave all the rest, to tomorrow.   Yes...??????

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🌼🌱🌼What~think~you, pray tell???🌼🌱🌼

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 Not everyone who reads here, is "A Woman Of A Certain Age,"  old.   😉   But some of us are. 

"To Age Joyfully" certainly sounds like a nice idea.    Actually, to live one's life, as joyfully as possible, at any age, sounds like a nice idea.

But we all know, that such, is not guaranteed, at any age.

Soooo, how about trying to do, what we can do, especially when we are old, to help us live a pleasant life?

What do you think of the suggestions, in the above picture?

To me, they all sound good, except that "Have A Purpose" thing...    For older years...   Why have something which you need to *get up on a soapbox* about, in later life?  By old age, I prefer to let someone else holler and march and carry placards.  😉

But if you still want to be Active for a Cause in old age, tell us why.  No one way, is the "only right way," for all.

Soooo, what~think~you, about all the suggestions, in the picture on top of this post????

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🌲🌲 A January Feeling 🌲🌲

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And now, I want to link you, to a lovely article, called  "A January Feeling"...

I copy a few sentences here.  In hope that you will use the click-able link, and go to it, yourself...

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"Of all the winter months, January unfolds like the deepest of slumbers. It closes in like the darkest part of the night; that utter blackness where dreams are found and then forgotten by morning. But despite it’s dark and sleepy facade, this month also brings us the gift of new beginnings. Explore what lies beneath us now and we will see there are the seeds of new life growing and unfolding deep under our feet."

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" Our bodies will require more rest at this point of the year than any other. Daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere are short and with less exposure to sunlight, we naturally have less energy. " 

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"Shiny new gym memberships, the latest diet craze, Facebook ads with fresh daily routines to ‘boost our productivity’, there are so many ‘healthy’ roads we can take, some of which could potentially yield positive results, but are we really being kind to ourselves or are we doing ourselves a disservice? "

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"In a season which encourages reflection, introspection and stillness,..."

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All these lovely words.....   They make we wonder about the idea of  "First Steps"<---Click-able Link...  Now.  Should we be *gun-hoooo*.... In Hibernating January?

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"I don't think people understand how stressful it is to explain what's going on in your head when you don't even understand it yourself."  ~Unknown

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"Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood."

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“People don't expect too much from literature. They just want to know they're not alone with being confused.” ~Johathan Ames

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Addition:

We are in an Ice Storm today/Sunday. 

Ugh...Ugh...Ugh...

NOT what I have been wanting!

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This is my present Header.   I am so wishing for this...  -sigh-

On New Year's Eve, we watched "The Thin Man" old movies, as we usually do.   Great way to ring in the New Year.   They are classic.   If you aren't familiar with them, here is a site to fill you in.

Thank you to those who commented, that they too, would like to try for a Healthier Life Style, in 2022.   Actually, I am starting today, Jan. 2, 2022.   Sunday...  New Year's Day itself, seemed *harsh*.   -giggggles-

Yesterday, I continued to eat many soon-to-be-off-limits foods.   And by today, I don't really want them anymore!  So it will be easy, to take the rest of my "big box" of Cheetos upstairs, where they will not be easily available to me.   LOL     And easy, not to crave a lot of dessert-type-foods.     (Yes, I know.   There are a lot of days, after today, to deal with.)

Sooooo, that is the first couple of steps, in my Journey to a Healthier Living Lifestyle.   

Have you implemented any?

Perhaps sharing, will give others, good ideas.

And will encourage us.

I hope....

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Deep Winter...    Days are short and nights are long, and it is a perfect time to hibernate....   To take time to listen to our inner voice....   To find what, about ourselves, we wish to continue, and to find, what about ourselves, we wish to discard.....   To r-e-s-t....   

It can also be a time to make plans for living a more healthy lifestyle.     Does anyone want to join me, in so doing?

Now...   Those who already live a healthy lifestyle, need not reply.   -grinnnnn-   Other than to cheer us on.   LOL

And I don't mean to plan to exercise for 6 hours a day, or never eat another cookie in our lifetime!

I mean, ponder what would be a good lifestyle for each of us.    And put it into effect.

Anyone? 

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