"Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy." Aristotle (born 384 BCE) Brainy Quotes Hi folks! Another lovely day. No? If it seems as if something is wrong with your world, maybe something is wrong with your attitude - look inside ... Read more
Back In The Weight Room With A Health Challenge? Case In Point An Expanding Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Hi folks, welcome! It's good to be here. You can ask for advice, but you would still be well advised to think through your personal situation when it comes to exercise with a dangerous health challenge. As I entered the weight room this morning, which felt great, I started to calculate: what can I do to maintain my general level of fitness, prior to impending surgery, that would not put my abdominal aortic ... Read more
Is Your Life Spinning Out Of Control? Then Sit!
Hi folks! Welcome to another lovely day! It pays to prepare for life's challenges well ahead, physically with exercise, intellectually by questioning your thoughts, and emotionally by sitting. If you think that your life is on a collision course with disaster, remember that 99.999% of the time (most of the time) it is probably an imaginary disaster, and things will come nicely back on track if you learn to calm ... Read more
What Is Time, I Wonder?
"Are you in a hurry to achieve something important today? Then slow down, and you probably will." FitOldDog. Hi folks! Welcome. I consider the questioning of 'the obvious' to be a critical component of a full human life on planet earth, as a result of which, from time to time, I find my self wondering about the nature of time. Watching the hand of a clock turn relentlessly, or the sun rise smoothly in ... Read more
Taste Life Today
"Habitual thinking is a prison. Repeated patterns of cognition lead us to experience only what we have in the past. Our life becomes a broken record when we let our inertial thought processes rule our lives." Brian Germain. Hi folks, welcome! Don't let a day go by without truly experiencing something great, like the scent of flowers or the crisp explosion of biting into a ripe pear. Don't let a day go by ... Read more
Of Camels, Rosemary, Endorphins And Adventure
Hi folks, welcome! Every day is an opportunity for growth, but it is also an opportunity for the growth of my aortic aneurysm right now, so I'm side-lined until a fix is made. This provides a chance to reflect. I think some Tai chi lessons might be safe! So Deb and I went to the movies last night, where we experienced an entirely different culture, Saudi Arabia and the life of the women there; specifically a young ... Read more
Do You Make Key Decisions In Your Life (e.g. Ironman no Ironman?) With Your Head Or Your Heart?
"Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul. If either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can but toss and drift, or else be held at a standstill in mid-seas. For reason, ruling alone, is a force confining; and passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction. Therefore let your soul exalt your reason to the height of passion; that it may sing; And let it ... Read more
Whilst Subjected To Forced Inactivity, FitOldDog Talks About Handling Life’s Ups And Downs And Says Thank You To His Subscribers
Hi folks, welcome! I was pretty excited to receive my new radio microphone, and I couldn't wait to make a video out in the yard, so I did, and here it is, where I introduce myself and my thoughts to my subscribers. Life is good, if you make it so! -k @FitOldDog ... Read more
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