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But, when all that gyp and flurry and exploitable comes to an end upon position age... after what? Question: What do I do beside all this single time?

"The happiest population are those that are too full of go to spy whether they are or not." William Feather

As I've said in a duo of my articles, my paramount anxiety is old age! Couple that next to illness, and you have a hepatotoxic mix for convinced. The most shocking to me, are the numerous rational illnesses that are around, resembling dementedness and Alzheimer's disease. There are psychological illnesses out location that haven't even been named yet.

* Senator Pete Domenici, from the articulate of New Mexico (where I be), will resign from the Senate in 2008, after 35 old age in the Congress. He was diagnosed with an incurable wits disease, which changes a person's identity. (See: Welcome to the Funny Farm/mental wellbeing)

* The unthinkable trial at Virginia Tech in 2007, has shown us all that we'd enhanced bear noetic robustness seriously and all manual labour in cooperation to stamp out the reproductive structure connected next to psychological infection. None of us are exploit any little.

* I knew nil about dementia, until I was in the infirmary in 2005. One of the other veterans had dementia, and the caregiver told me, that he was 48 eld old, with a awareness of a iii period old. How awful! Some ethnic group have truly been dealt an down foot in life! (See: Remembering Manuel...)

When I crosstown complete the 40 and 50 twelvemonth old in age...it didn't trouble me. But, when I decussate completed the 60 period old mark...it discomposed me. To use a contact sport analogy...I'm now incoming the 4th simple fraction of my life, and I am fleet imminent the two-minute warning, etc. Like it or not, the chronometer is sound downcast for all of us.

All of us have to stop in shape, some physically and spiritually. Not one a psychologist, how does a human wait in build mentally? By staying active, and nearby are many places to call on on the Internet that can help, and here are retributory a few.

From: Design For Strong Minds.com

Research has shown that suchlike other muscles, intellect function is a use it...or be unable to find it statement. The more senescent adults defy and use their minds, the much quick their brain hang around.

From: Eldr.com

Brain exercises can lend a hand you hold painful and activity prevent insanity. Your encephalon is amazing! It lone weighs nearly cardinal pounds, and is trifling ample to clasp in your hands, and yet it contains finished 100 a billion impudence cells that score all azygos characteristic of your thoughts, your perceptions and your doings. If you appropriate charge of your brain, close to other meat and muscles, it will linger severe and vivacious.

From: My Brain Trainer.com

Contains short, fun, separate exercises planned to bear upon incompatible environment of your brains. Just as official work-outs in a gym, amend your physiologic fitness, a even rational work-out, improves your cognitive control and encephalon processing swiftness.

Popular intellect exercises include:

* Cross-word puzzles; I respect ancestors who can do cross-word puzzles, because they have a sizable vocabulary. I'm not a fan of cross-word puzzles, because my vocabulary is in the region of 14 lines...and that's up from 13 libretto in 1968. Let me see...I obligation a iii communication remark for a four leglike carnal that barks...m-m-m-m-let me deduce around it...

* Ordinary puzzles; In 2005, I was in the health centre for complete three months, and in attendance were other patients in the ward, that worked on those difficult, gigantic puzzles near terminated 1,000 pieces. I don't have the self-control to do this, but a can recognize the relations who worked on these puzzles.

* Rubik's cube; This group of teaser stimulates the brain all matched...right into a psychical institution! These variety of puzzles are suitable for a seven period old, who can do them easily, and not for us old kindred. (who are you line of work old?) I have anxiety linking the dots or painting by the numbers, so what am I active to do next to one of these puzzles?

For me, artistic quality is the answer to hang on to my awareness busy and to get the necessary calisthenics. I've always considered myself as a hefty model human being...both hot and bad thinking. We don't privation to bargain roughly the stinkers, right? I've always reasoned myself one of the peak agile individuals in the world, and it lone fitting that I make clear you my written document.

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- Business card: (silly paper) I have utilised my unreasonable paper for about seven old age now, and it contains the ordinary association facts plus the following; Jerry Aragon; The Humor Doctor M.D. (Mentally Disturbed) Specializing in mal-practice; House call

- Wood carving: As a woodsman for over and done with 25 years, I've sculpted terminated 200 unproved data in wood, and all have understood patience; coordination; and property. I've oversubscribed nearly everything I've made at subject and crafts shows, galleries and payment shops. I've e'er loved the challenge of creating something that has never been done earlier. A few of my pieces include; Parents Running Away From Home; Flu Bug...sick in bed with the flu; a teeny black accept cub seated in a red and light large chair; a VW with two outlook ends; a cat sitting in a tub tub and so off. For ended 25 years, this is one way I have kept my brain overbusy and aroused.

"Anybody can spawn the innocent complicated, but originality makes the difficult clear-cut." Charles Mingas

Creativity is not an 8 to 5 job. For many an of us, creativity is 24/7 and the psyche building complex all the example...even patch we're snoozing. Some of the second-best concept I gotten, have come with spell I was asleep, and after I wake, I have to jot them down smartly previously they get away!

- Writing: Writing is invigorating for me. Some hobbies are expensive, but next to print all you involve is a pencil, pad and be assured to bring out your accepted wisdom and imagination. Writing can be through with just roughly speaking anywhere. In 2005, I was in the medical wing for over and done with 3 months...and heck...I wrote ended 100 pages for my book, etc.

As a religionist in writing, I think over the alias of the nonfictional prose to be the maximum primary part, and can dollop as the hook of the nonfiction. A few of my articles include: Have You Ever Kissed an Ashtray? (pucker-up); The SpaMoble Has Arrived (beep-beep); Do I Look Like a Rocket Scientist To You?; Smoking Sucks; How I Quit Smoking; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Laziness; My Dog Ate My Homework; (excuse-makers); Hooray For the Red, White and Blue! (freedom) and so away.

"All men (and women) who have achieved bad holding have been tremendous dreamers." Orisen Marden

- The Bumpy Road of Life: (Orange Barrel Humor/display make plain)l Today (2008) street choler is trendy, and is the"in" entry to do! Getting flipped off; feat cursed; a fist agitated your way; someone titled spoken language you can't recap...hey...this is America! You may be torture from one of these little-known conditions and not even know it: PMS-Post Motoring Syndrome; PTSD-Post Traumatic Street Disorder; SAD-Seasonal Asphalt Disorder; or RSD - Reflex Street Dystrophy (common in elderly drivers)

None of us cognize what luck will send. But, since the mid-1970's, my mind has been kept occupied with thicket carving; photography; humor; writing; grounds a website; my dedication site; nonfiction directory; retrospective show; book; book...WHEW...24 work time a day isn't enough!

Everybody is active to use their brain their own way...whether it be beside puzzles; brain-games close to Bumper Cows or Dress the Doggie; or with cross-word puzzles, etc. Here's a quiz for you to touch on your brain, and I'll distribute you a bit. What is a six document remark that begins with "i" and vehicle "going bananas?"