I Remember

Before my second was born --my husband's grandmother was elderly and quite frail even then --she had a litter of about ten puppies in her garage and garden. They were forever tearing full speed ahead and wrassling and tumbling everywhere. When we went out to feed them, I said, "Don't let them trip you!" 

She said, "Oh, no, they know better than that," and sure enough, they kept their distance, trotting along behind. They sat on their little bottoms and waited patiently all in a big circle around her, scooting (backward!) out of her way as needed. I couldn't believe it, they were tiny little things. 

Well-behaved puppies --rare and just about priceless, I thought.

**Happiness is hot chocolate, a soft blanket, and a warm puppy**

 Lithium deficiency in the brain is believed to cause Alzheimer's. The nightshade family and lentils and eggs, among other foods contain lithium

 The 43rd Wellness

Patience, whose stylized symbol is the Ancient Ocean. I am serene.

Patience is a virtue. Impulsiveness is its extreme opposite, with indecisiveness at the other end of the spectrum. 

Sometimes we can summon a calmness for ourselves by practicing the 2nd Wellness, Emotional Wellness. Sometimes we can achieve calm and check manic behavior by meditation or by distraction.

The person I admire is the Sitting Yogi.

** C'mon, inner peace! I haven't got all day. **

 The 42nd Wellness

Adaptability, whose stylized symbol is the Patient Octopus. I am resilient. 

The most important tool for our survival is our ability to adapt to change.

Remember that the elderly are notoriously set in their ways. Stay loose.

The personality I admire is the Road Runner

 On Quality Supplements

When you are advised that "all you need is a good balanced diet", consider two points: 1) crops are not as nutrient rich as they once were, and 2) we absorb fewer nutrients as we age. 

Consider quality supplements.

 The 41st Wellness

Pain Control, whose stylized symbol is White Lightning Bolt. I am comfortable.

Often when our pain seems to go chronic, if we take half an otc pain pill, the pain disappears and doesn't come back. Pain is not good for us. Inflammation raises cancer risk and raises blood pressure and all sorts of bad developments. I guess.

But Advil will destroy our kidneys in short order. My husband's cardiologist told him, if he MUST have something for pain, to take otc Tylenol as sparingly as possible.

The person I admire is U.S. senator John McCain

 The 40th Wellness

Independence, whose stylized symbol is the Bald Eagle. I am free.

Live your life your way, never under the thumb or whim of others. 

The person I admire is The Survivalist