This morning at the senior yoga-exercise class I teach, I started to gently break the news of not being available to teach from the end of March, as I told of my finding50 plans.
As a student mentioned she'd just had her 50th Wedding Anniversary, it turned out that every member of the class had celebrated such a significant milestone. Here I was in the midst of such longevity, as their teacher - with so much to learn. There I was also, in the midst of such commitment to their class continuing without me, I had to agree to film the class so they could continue to exercise with me on video.
The most heartening thing about this class is both my parents, you guessed it, married over 50 years, attend. Nearly six years ago my Dad's GP had diagnosed him with Oesophagal cancer and heart disease needing a triple bi-pass, and advised he "get his affairs in order". His is an inspirational story of how new lifestyle choices benefit longevity.
As I prepare to head out into the world being an inspiration for healthy lifestyle choices, and looking for inspirational stories of others, I saw today how many inspirations surround me, the best being my parents, alive, well and together. I'm reminded of the moral in the story Acres of Diamonds...the gems are in our backyards. Knowing and being grateful for close to home blessings inspires my search for more....finding 50 more.
Gayel
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