WALKERS AND BLOGS

December 28, 2021

Walkers and blogs. It tickles me to think of those two words together in one place. I am old. I am 73 years old. If I tell someone I have a walker, they nod. It is expected of someone of such an old age to have a walker. If I tell someone I have a blog, they are amazed, and I usually hear the words, “You have a blog?”. It really tickles me. Isn’t it funny how you are misinterpreted or misrepresented by your age? I don’t even mind having a walker, that might surprise someone. Who would be happy having a walker? A walker fits my needs at this time of my life. It is a good walker. It is lightweight, sturdy, and easily collapsible. What else could I want from a walker? If I wanted a walker that could bake a chocolate cake, I would be terribly disappointed. The walker keeps me from falling again and I am glad that it is doing its job. I would recommend the kind I have to someone who would use it and appreciate it. The blog part is something of a surprise. My daughter-in-law told me I needed to have a blog, when I told her that I wanted to be able to share my ideas about happiness with the world. I didn’t know what vehicle to use. My daughter-in-law did not have a blog, but she learned about how to do them and helped me set mine up. And as they say, the rest is history. When I told my brother yesterday, I had a blog. He said he did not even know what that was. He also still plays golf and does not even entertain the idea of a walker. So, our gene pool obviously treats us each differently. I told him how to get into my blog. I wonder if he will check it out or not. It is up to him. We all make our own determinations for our own lives. I did not ask him if he were happy or not. People my age 73 and his age 75 are not meant to be happy. Again, we all make our own choices. So here I am at the end of another year. I have learned a lot this year. About death, about family, about adjustment, about appreciation and about gratitude. I have known about these things for a long long time. This year I have had to put my knowledge to a test. Never during my lifetime have all my resources been needed to be activated at the same time. Walking the walk is sometimes harder than talking the talk. Well, A walker and a blog sums it all up. Sometimes life gives you what you expect and at other times life gives you a surprise. Isn’t life wonderful? Happiness has also been a part of my life for a long long time. I love being happy. At this point it is not a surprise, but it is always appreciated. When I tell people I am happy, they cannot figure out how happy can compute for an old person. Isn’t it said that happiness belongs to the young? It does, but happiness belongs to everyone else too. It is like oxygen. We all need oxygen. The same goes for happiness, we all need happiness. Walkers and blogs. Put it into perspective. Sometimes life can have hidden surprises. Always appreciate what you have, and then be surprised by what you never expected to be so good. Have a most wonderful day.

Granny-o