Being There

Cancer is one of the major killers in today’s society. It is not the feared condition that it used to be and big strides have been made in the treatment and cure of the disease. Cancer has no respect for age or gender nor is it aware of class or lifestyle. In the treatment of today much effort is given in educating people about the attitude of positivity and there is a growing belief that this is a great support for any treatment.

It is becoming widely believed that positive thought is a great help in avoiding as well as treating many forms of illness.

It is an interesting to think that we are able to control the quality of our lives by the way that we conduct our thoughts, we know that there are many things that we can or cannot do because of the way we think. If we convince ourselves that we cannot do something it is expected that we will not do it, on the other hand if we are confident and believe that we are capable of doing something we will most probably succeed.

Healthy thinking as well as healthy living and avoiding stress can contribute to a good approach to Senior citizenship.

Exercise of the mind is as important as that exercise of the body and in healthy proportions both contribute to a life of energy and interest.

Stress, whether it is real or imaginary, is one of today’s biggest problems and is known to be a killer if not checked. All forms of relaxation are essential if we are likely to live through a time of stress and at this time one of the benefits comes from activities like yoga and meditation. This is the time that imagination becomes a key point. Imagination can work for us or against us and with the disciplines that accompany most relaxation activities, we take charge of the mind and direct it in the way that we know it will work for us. Visualisation is essential for this and the better we can visualise the results that we want the better they will manifest. Care should be taken to ensure that we only visualise what we want and not what we don’t want.

No amount of thinking can stop the years rolling by but, with the right kind of thinking, we can motor through it with as little stress as possible.

Of course, not even stress need be a burdena. Stress in control can be utilised for achievement and gain.

The following is an excerpt from the Daily Mail under the title” A Tale of Two Cancers”

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There is one thing that is certain in this life and that is that you can stand still for a time but you cannot make time stand still. We have to go forward, there is no reverse on life’s pathway. Perhaps this is a good thing otherwise we would meet ourselves coming back.

One of the things that would give us a good standing in facing that future is to look at it as a vehicle. If this is the bus of life which would you rather be, the passenger or the driver. Perhaps the worst you can imagine is letting life take you where it wants to go. That way the future is uncertain and scary. Like driving the bus blindfolded and guessing whether you are going in the right direction or not (And it would most probably be not.)

On the other hand if you are the driver you have the essence of control and steer where you want to go. There are certain roads that you have to stick to but you know the destination so you get to choose the route..

O.K. there are other things to consider as well, such as, you are not the only bus on the road and so you have to be aware of where others are going so you don’t crash into them and hope that they are as observant as you are. There are traffic signals that you have to adhere to that are a hindrance when you are in a hurry but disregard them at your peril etc etc. Oh and there is fuel, what about fuel? You can’t go without it.

Sounds a bit like life, we want to get along but have to take other peoples wishes into consideration and we would be O.K. if it weren’t for some of the things that we have to pander to in order to stay within the law. The fuel? Well that comes from us, that is our determination to get somewhere and make sure we have the gusto to get there.

Gusto is great if you have it and it is usually in abundance when we are young but is called stamina as we get older and that changes it somewhat. Even stamina can get in short supply as we age but at least we have no great need for it better perhaps change it for patience or determination.

If we want “Rocket Fuel” we should make sure we have a good sense of humour. What a blessing the person has who can keep a sense of humour throughout their life.

A sense of humour is ageless and spans every facet of life and every age generation.

When I leave this planet I don’t want my breath to be the last thing that goes, I want it to be my sense of humour.

I sometimes sit and contemplate if I have changed much and if I have yet got to the stage of using my age as an excuse to not do things that I have always done or do some of the things that I have never dreamt of doing before. That to me would be handing over the wheel and becoming the passenger.

I applaud the people that have used their time in their senior unemployment to do things that they have always wanted to do but have not had the time or resources to do them. I hear of people taking up educational studies or travelling the world and even starting new businesses and this to me is the inspiration that we should all try to follow. I realise there are those who are unfortunate enough to have ill health and that this takes up all their resources and I applaud them too because that is the passenger telling the driver where to go.

Passenger or driver, whichever is your choice go your journey and travel well but go with good heart.