Seniors HOW TO STAY YOUNG AT HEART
Keep away from people who are born old. You can see it in their eyes. They tut-tut everything and they act superior all the time. It is best to keep away from such people because they will inform you of such things as ‘grow up’, ‘that is beneath me’, ‘how childish’ and ‘that is so very immature’. You may have heard a 10 year old or a 60-year-old say these things – it matters not – both of them are old at heart. Keep hip. It is possible to dress young and not be accused of being mutton dressed up as lamb. Don’t wear a bikini LI \RX KDYH Ă DE VSLOOLQJ RXW RYHU WKH ELNLQL ERWWRP whatever your age – 10 or 70. But if you’re 70 with DQ HQYLDEOH ERG\ ZK\ VKRXOGQ¡W \RX Ă DXQW LW" $VN WKH 18-year-old splutterer just what his problem is – you’re not asking him on a date after all. If you have great legs at 70 – you have great legs. So be it. Stay informed. Listen to the radio, watch the news and read the papers. Use the internet as an information
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tool. Stay up there with the trends, the news items and the facts. And be a source of reasoned wisdom when the young-in-age folks get panicked and outraged by ridiculous media hype. You’ve already lived through it all and know better. Help them to see that too. Keep exercising. Yes, you keep being told this every day of your life from the day you’re born. There’s a reason for that – it works. It keeps your bones in shape, your WXVK LQ VKDSH DQG \RXU PXVFOHV à H[LEOH ,W PHDQV WKDW DV you get older, you can still bend over without having to ask somebody else to pull you back up. Seriously. Just do it. The great thing about getting older is that you have a much better understanding of which exercise works best for you. Just because someone swears by aerobics does not mean it works for your needs – keep trialling different exercise techniques and settle on those that make you feel good, alive and supple. And then stick with it. Become an instructor for other young-at-heart people if you get really enthused. After all, why QRW" Boogie with the best of them. Who says you can’t stay trendy and still listen to the classics. Beethoven’s a classic; Shakira will probably be one some day too. The key is to have
broad music tastes and keep them all guessing. Anyone who listens to only one music genre is a dead bore, whatever their age, so having varied tastes keeps the ‘trying-to-be-hip’ critics right off your case. Skip generations. We tend to embarrass our children. Grandchildren are another case. They like hip grandparents in the main. It sets them apart from the kids with old fuddy-duddies for grandparents and it sure beats the dull parents who can’t get with the funky grandparents! Seek them out as allies. They’ll be very willing to keep you in touch with youth culture and help decipher the ins and outs for your curious mind. Travel. Never stop travelling. It is the key to a healthy mind, an open heart, and makes up for all those years you went without travel to save money. Make sure to have the right medication on hand and know where the escape routes are if needed. But provided you’re healthy on the whole, travelling as a young-at-heart person is no less worrying than a young-of-age person and certainly a lot safer than someone wearing next to nothing and getting drunk at Ibiza in the hope nothing bad will happen. Keep your wits about you as any traveller is PHDQW WR DQG \RX¡OO EH Ă€ QH $QG ZULWH \RXU WUDYHOV XS ² LQ a diary, a blog, even a book. That will serve as inspiration for others and will be a great reminder for you and your family.
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LET’S DO MORE TOGETHER!
Byron Shire Council and the Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre is excited to announce this year’s NSW Seniors Festival lineup of events. Now in its 59th year, the 10-day festival runs statewide from Friday 3 March till Sunday 12 March 2017. If you’re over 60, NSW Seniors Festival gives you the chance to make new friends or get together with old ones at FREE or heavily discounted events, ranging from concerts, movies, workshops, classes, expos, outdoor activities and debates. In Byron Shire there is a great lineup of events including Swing Dancers, Nia Dancers, CWA Choir, Comedy, Ukulele Group and Services Expo. It’s a great opportunity to try new activities and share a cuppa catered by the CWA. Plus Mayor Simon Richardson will be presenting the annual Positive Ageing Award. It’s a FREE event and all are welcome! YLVLW ZZZ QVZVHQLRUVIHVWLYDO FRP DX WR À QG DQ HYHQW RU RIIHU QHDU \RX NSW Seniors Festival is presented by the Department of Family and Community Services and attracts more than 500,000 seniors across NSW each year through events and new lifestyle experiences that enrich their lives. There’s always room in life for new experiences and they’re even better when shared with friends, family and others. So let’s do more together. Date: Tuesday 7 March Time: 9am – 12.30pm Venue: Mullumbimby Civic Hall Contact: Leseera Kai from the Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre on 6684 1286
20 March 1, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo
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