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Health at any age should be highly valued. At this time, many organizations are studying and learning from healthier older populations. This "fourth generation of elders" are poised to be the next social and public health revolution.
In keeping with our mission and goals, At Sixes and Sevens will host three monthly workshops in June, July and August, 2014 on Cape Cod. Presentations, lectures, discussions and group activities will be offered. There will be many opportunities to interact with experts and other workshop participants.
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At Sixes and Sevens we highlight the usually unnoticed details of aging: achievement, wit, joy, wisdom, beauty, assurance, experience, pleasure, confidence, and mature awareness
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Helen Rigby and The 2014 Dublin Theatre Tour is described in the Marketplace on our website! Please contact Helen for information about this extraordinary event.
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Dear Friends,
Ask yourself: do I need encouragement to focus on activities that improve my "health span?" Life span is one thing. It can sometimes be attributed to nature or genes or heredity. Health span is another matter. Improving your health span means committing to nurturing yourself, not only to foster longevity but also to promote disease-free functioning. Without improving the quality of life, extending the life span may become burdensome. If all of us who are over sixty are to turn experience into wisdom, we must look good, feel good and carry on.
Here is a suggestion for expanding your health span. Walk as much and as often as possible. Our bodies are made for walking. Walking needs to be a daily activity. Stay out of the car, walk whenever you can. Create opportunities to walk by yourself or with others. Take advantage of existing walking tours and trails where they may be found. Get up and walk around, even indoors, once every hour. Think to yourself, "if I'm not walking often, I'm not really well. Lack of walking makes me fatigued and keeps me isolated. When I walk I connect with people, I enrich my senses and being outdoors may even inspire me.
Another suggestion is to develop your personal "senior style." The goal is not to look younger but to portray and reflect a positive attitude about aging. Style as one grows older is more noticed. You're not who you were but you are someone unique and important. Senior style is a mindset that reinforces your accomplishments, your experiences and your self-esteem. Age doesn't automatically result in a run down look to our skin and hair and clothing. If that happens it's because you haven't valued your style impact. Being stylish proclaims your quality of life, not your vanity. A recent video program produced in the UK demonstrates the style impact of senior women. It is serious but also fun and worth a peek.
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Enjoying Life:
Walking the Labyrinth
It's not easy for people to be active where they live. Communities need meeting places where individuals and groups can gather to walk. Many towns and cities in the United States have built outdoor labyrinths for this purpose. Read my blog (Margaret Rappaport, Veriditas Certified Labyrinth Facilitator) to discover the potential of walking the labyrinth for health and wellness.
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Sincerely,
Dr. Margaret Rappaport, Founder and Executive Director
At Sixes and Sevens Multimedia, Inc.
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