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Simply Inpsire Yourself

by Jane

“Adventure is as near as stepping out your front door…â€

Too often we think of adventure as this big event that we have to plan way in advance. We think arrangements must be made, schedules coordinated, flights booked, time off secured, etc. With such planning the “adventure†of the adventure is easily lost.

Adventure is really a decision to do something that inspires awe, from within. It can be simple, uncomplicated and spontaneous.

When you’re out and about, today, try to look at things in a new way. Approach your tasks with a fresh sense of curiosity. See something new, smell something new, touch something new.

Dare to explore and enjoy the experience of living. You will discover that adventure is easily found in an otherwise ordinary day.

DREAMS ARE RENEWABLEAre you too old to get married? Several years ago, Jim Gorringe, 99,and Dinah Leach, 84, wedded at the St. Rest Home inChristchurch, New Zealand. Both had been previously married andgreat, great grandchildren attended the ceremony.Just before the wedding, the groom quipped, "We won't be havingchildren."I wonder if this is the same older couple who stopped by a pharmacya couple months before their wedding. They told the pharmacist theywanted to get married. "Do you sell heart medication?" they asked.He said that of course they do."Then how about medicine for circulation?"The druggist replied, "All kinds.""Do you have drugs for rheumatism, arthritis, memory problems andscoliosis?"The pharmacist assured them that they had a wide array of medicinesfor all of those problems and more."And you sell wheelchairs, walkers and canes?""Absolutely," said the druggist. "Whatever you need."They looked at each other and smiled. "Great!" the bride-to-be said."We'd like to register here for our wedding gifts."You have to admire their enthusiasm. They may have old memories -that is a gift of age. But they also have young hopes.Author and television personality Hugh Downs reported some good newsfor seniors. He said that when older adults are properly motivated,their intelligence does not wane. In fact, the ability to organizethinking may actually increase as folks age. Many people in their50's, 60's and even 70's can go through college with greaterefficiency than at 18.Adults over 70 years of age have contributed richly and in variedways.- Emmanuel Kant wrote his finest philosophical works at age 74.- Verdi at 80 produced "Falstaff" and at 85, "Ave ."- Goethe was 80 when he completed "Faust."- Tennyson was 80 when he wrote "Crossing the Bar."- Michelangelo completed what may have been his greatest work atage 87.- At age 90, Justice Holmes was still writing brilliant AmericanSupreme Court opinions.And then there's Dawson. learned to read at age 98.(He was forced to quit school when he was a small child in order tohelp support his family.) "I got tired of writing my name with an'X,'" he said. Four years later, at age 102, he co-authored hisautobiography, LIFE IS SO GOOD, published by Random House.Dreams are renewable. They need not expire like an over-due librarybook. No matter our age, we can breathe new life into old dreams. Infact, we have to renew our dreams, or else they will wither awayaltogether.I don't want to spend my life so busy looking back that I loseinterest in what lies ahead. As I age, I will have old memories. ButI also want a few young hopes.After all, dreams are renewable.Steve Goodier

Accepting disapproval

If you give in to the disapproval of others, you’ll simply encourage them to disapprove even more. If you fight against their disapproval, that will also cause their disapproval to grow stronger.

Your most effective response is to gently accept the disapproval, then let it go and move forward. That strategy will dilute and dispense with the resistance you encounter faster than anything else.

Stop needing the approval of others, and you’ll receive more approval and support than ever. Live each moment from your own inspiration, not from your desire to look good in the eyes of others.

You can be exceptionally kind, loving, giving and respectful without being a slave to the opinions of others. Accept that other people will disapprove of some things you do, and you’ll free yourself to do truly magnificent things.

Your great value does not derive from the approval of others. You are entirely worthy and able to give much to life, regardless of what anyone else may think.

Graciously and enthusiastically accept that others will disapprove, no matter what you do. And delight in the freedom of doing whatever you know is right for you.

Ralph Marston

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