Epiphany of the day

I have been chastised for not keeping up on my blog.  It is apparently an unwritten rule (or at least unknown to me) that you are suppose to blog on a regular basis.  Apparently this means every day.  This is unlikely to happen.  With rare exception there are too many other things that command my immediate attention.

Naturally some of these involve sanity maintenance, and given the need to alievate stress, I take them.

Some people feel a cold beer will suffice, others need to burn energy.  Sanity maintenance for me falls into several different categories.  For general well being, exercise is the only way.   My preference is combining some serious pain and sweat with that "I'm going to die" thrill.   An orthopedic surgeon once told me I was an adrenalin junky.  It's a possibility..   There are certainly many ways to get exercise that don't involve the possibility of an unexpected trip to the ER, but they just don't have the same appeal.

Ignoring the previous rant on common sense, I would have to say that although I'm old enough to know better, I am still young enough (at least mentally) not to care.   Given that I don't heal as quickly as I use to, this may not be the most prudent view to hold. (One I'm reasonably sure that my children may question)  For me one effective stress reliever involves mountain biking.  This is one of my favorite, and once you have the equipment, cheapest/fastest ways to relax.   Now I'm also in favor of slalom skiing, but to really, really get the work out you have to ski a course (and of course boat and lake).  Unfortunately for us there is no permanent course on our lake.  To put up and again take down our portable course requires a fair amount of time when it is just my husband and I, which always seems to be in short supply.  And the group we use to ski with has gotten smaller and smaller lately for a variety of reasons.

It's sad, but it is getting harder and harder to find people to play with.

Which leads me to the epiphany of the day.  If there is one thing in your life that you never give up, make sure it is your ability to play.   Most people get older and find "playing" not a grown up enough occupation.   How many adults do you know that would never consider going out and playing hide and seek or gray ghost?    Or perhaps an easier question is how many do you know that would.  I think when people think that they are to old to engage in that type of behavior, then they are old.   Don't let it happen to you.