Tuesday, November 12, 2024

PUBLISHER'S LETTER

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Aging or the Art of Aging

Dear Reader,

As we age, we can tend to

become somewhat set in our ways.

Thinking outside of the box for

many of us becomes less attractive

as we take comfort in the familiar

and the predictable. We rarely

deviate from our routine. We go to

the same places and socialize with

the same people. We are creatures

of habit working with a palette of the same colors

scarcely considering the full array of paints available

for new variations and possibilities.

What if we alter the metronome of life by engaging

the aging process from a different perspective - one

that embraces a continuous sense of wonder. Curiosity

and cheerfulness and exuberance can lay a foundation

of getting younger even as one grows older.

The world becomes more restricted as time accumulates,

yet taking life not too seriously and not getting

caught in the “isms” and “ideologies” is essential

to free-style swimming in the ocean of life. We can

animate ourselves and laugh often even knowing that

tragedy is hardly far from the comedy. We can refrain

from trying to make the world to our liking and let

our fellow man be as he (or she) would be. The world

ultimately is an able teacher.

Fortunately, there’s still time to open up the palate

and paint with all the colors.

 

Patrick Wood

Publisher

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