Tag: getting old

Walk It – 24th March 2022

~ shaun tenzenmen ~ 1 Comment

Go for a walk, clear out the cobwebs
Dust off those shoes, double up on socks
Blow away at the clouds of fog
Surrounding this bridge of your mental blocks

Take in the scene, breathe deep the air
Fill in those lungs with deep gulps of joy
Think about nothing, dream bigger dreams
Walk it all out, oh boy oh boy!

24th Mar 2023 – I seem to remember enjoying going for walks with Bruno, getting all dusty yet invigorated. These polluted days are not the best though. Come on rainy season! Getting Covid in July really set me back with walking and exercise though.

We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of ignorance.

John Archibald Wheeler

Gratitude Journal

I am so happy and grateful for my old tired body, still growing and learning new things.

The Week That Was – 13th May 1979

The Warrior Intrepid – 1st March 2022

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My brain switched off, distracted
Just a second; my car, crashed it
Left it in gear, forgot the handbrake
Rolled on forward and smashed the gate
No real harm done, not this time
Scared one day I’m gonna get mine
Older, feeble-minded, decrepit
No longer the warrior intrepid

For mortals, the ‘easy life of the gods’ would be a lifeless life.

Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition

Gratitude Journal

I am so happy and grateful for my guitars that I can pick up and play when I feel like it.

We got that attitude! – 29th March 2021

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I am so happy and grateful for my weak abs. Now I’m really testing them with exercises. Hopefully, it’s not too late to build them up. When I’m in old age I hope my muscles can hold on to my excretions.

Best thing about today was keeping myself busy and occupied whilst boring things were occurring around me.

In the morning, we had to attend a meeting where the director talked in Thai for an hour. I used that time to meditate. Later, no one had given any instructions on what to do so I read some things online and caught up with emails.

Tomorrow, I will have to do more serious work now that I’ve been given some direction on those requirements. That will provide some focus for the next few days til the end of the semester on Friday.