The Companionship of Pets

How important is fitness for seniors? The National Institutes of Health have studied this question extensively: “Studies have shown that exercise provides many health benefits and that older adults can gain a lot by staying physically active. Even moderate exercise and physical activity can improve the health of people who are frail or who have diseases that accompany aging.” (Read more here).

Jim is a lifelong sales executive and customer relationship management expert. He has had a successful career in sales management, with extensive experience in manufacturing, computer hardware, telecom, and IT services industries. However, there is more to Jim’s life than working in sales for various companies. Jim has a passion for woodcraft, and has focused on woodturning for over 35 years. He uses the wisdom he garnered in managing sales and meeting customer needs to operate his company, True Creations Woodturning.

Why is it that our long lives feel so short? After six, seven, eight, or even nine decades of life, how is it that we feel that it all went by in a flash? And how do we record, recall, and relish those moments that are so precious to us?

It’s a new year, a fresh start, a new chance to travel, to get fit, to make new friends, to improve your tennis game, go to the theater, or hike through a park—a chance to do things differently. If you are able to come up with wonderful ideas and great dreams, how do you get from here to there? What’s your plan?

There’s something about optimism – faith, brightness, positivity, cheerfulness, confidence and sunniness that is not only healthy, but contagious. While we don’t often think about the cheerful people among us, we are always quick to say, “Where’s Mildred today? I miss her. She’s so cheerful, so uplifting.”