Comments on: Despair Through The Decades or Live Like You Mean It http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/ If you catch me sitting in a rocking chair, it's because I'm tying my running shoes. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:07:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Patti http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Patti Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:05:59 +0000 http://remarkablewrinklies.com/?p=506#comment-699 Thanks, Scott, for commenting. Yeah, the unexamined life... etc. etc. Autopilot seems to happen to all of us at one time or another, especially in times of extreme stress. I guess we all need to hit the reset button once in a while throughout our lives. Thanks, Scott, for commenting. Yeah, the unexamined life… etc. etc. Autopilot seems to happen to all of us at one time or another, especially in times of extreme stress. I guess we all need to hit the reset button once in a while throughout our lives.

]]> By: Scott Irv http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Scott Irv Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:23:45 +0000 http://remarkablewrinklies.com/?p=506#comment-696 Yeah, the old stuck in the rut autopilot - following same old tired path and script seems so tragic and senseless. We are said to be intelligent, thereby separating ourselves from the animals. But honestly, if we never bother to examine ourselves and we just follow a program, are we truly any different that the animals who also follow their program? Meaningful life deserves a little bit of thought and will. Sites like yours only help the cause and it needs all the help it can get. See you around. Yeah, the old stuck in the rut autopilot – following same old tired path and script seems so tragic and senseless. We are said to be intelligent, thereby separating ourselves from the animals. But honestly, if we never bother to examine ourselves and we just follow a program, are we truly any different that the animals who also follow their program? Meaningful life deserves a little bit of thought and will. Sites like yours only help the cause and it needs all the help it can get. See you around.

]]> By: Patti http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Patti Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:40:11 +0000 http://remarkablewrinklies.com/?p=506#comment-689 Hi Scott Thanks so much for commenting! You sure said it there. We all know a few people who have failed to examine their lives and just keep spewing the same nonsense and making the same mistakes over and over again. Which leads me to another favorite quote, since we're sharing (I'm sure you've seen this) - The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. - Albert Einstein. Folks who never examine their lives tend to repeat the same things/ideas/habits/paths over and over again. That's part of the "live like you mean it" sentiment, eh? Anyway, glad you took time to read and comment. It warms my heart that people actually enjoy some of my ramblings. Thanks again and I'll be sure to meet you again over at IRememberJFK. It was just so funny that in my Top Stories of 2009 I used the old "they don't even remember when Kennedy was shot" remark and then ran across that site. Thanks again and peace to you and yours! Patti Hi Scott
Thanks so much for commenting! You sure said it there. We all know a few people who have failed to examine their lives and just keep spewing the same nonsense and making the same mistakes over and over again. Which leads me to another favorite quote, since we’re sharing (I’m sure you’ve seen this) – The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. – Albert Einstein. Folks who never examine their lives tend to repeat the same things/ideas/habits/paths over and over again. That’s part of the “live like you mean it” sentiment, eh?

Anyway, glad you took time to read and comment. It warms my heart that people actually enjoy some of my ramblings. Thanks again and I’ll be sure to meet you again over at IRememberJFK. It was just so funny that in my Top Stories of 2009 I used the old “they don’t even remember when Kennedy was shot” remark and then ran across that site.

Thanks again and peace to you and yours!
Patti

]]> By: Scott Irv http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Scott Irv Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:26:34 +0000 http://remarkablewrinklies.com/?p=506#comment-687 My first post after checking out your blog, after your very kind words over at: I remember JFK .com. You would seem to be a reflective person who likes to ponder life. I like that. To steal a line from Socrates, "the unexamined life is not worth living." On the other hand, how interesting and exciting it is to ponder our lives and try to make some sense of life. For if life really is meaningful, it must makes sense and deserves sense or otherwise we render live meaningless. I refuse to do that. My first post after checking out your blog, after your very kind words over at: I remember JFK .com. You would seem to be a reflective person who likes to ponder life. I like that. To steal a line from Socrates, “the unexamined life is not worth living.” On the other hand, how interesting and exciting it is to ponder our lives and try to make some sense of life. For if life really is meaningful, it must makes sense and deserves sense or otherwise we render live meaningless. I refuse to do that.

]]> By: Patti http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Patti Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:47:29 +0000 http://remarkablewrinklies.com/?p=506#comment-581 Thank you, Deanna, for sharing your touching story with me. Going through life like you were forced to does test even the strongest person. I'm glad you've dug in your heels and won't lay down. Live Large and Live Remarkably... Thank you again for sharing. And keep that fighting attitude of yours. Thank you, Deanna, for sharing your touching story with me. Going through life like you were forced to does test even the strongest person. I’m glad you’ve dug in your heels and won’t lay down. Live Large and Live Remarkably… Thank you again for sharing. And keep that fighting attitude of yours.

]]> By: Deanna Walker http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Deanna Walker Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:21:01 +0000 http://remarkablewrinklies.com/?p=506#comment-577 I'm 44 so not quite in my 50's yet (I know it's a blink away). You talk about being broken, that is me, as a matter of fact, my favorite book ever is "Broken Open" by Elizabeth Lesser, it has helped me through these times. I lost my 20 year marriage, my mom to cancer suddenly and almost my 14 yo son to brain cancer (suddenly) last year all in a 2 year time frame.....so in the swoop of a small time period, everything changed drastically....I am a pretty strong person, but my strength has and continues to be tested....it can be exhausting. Life is hard, I now get that. I hope to one day get back on my feet and find a good relationship and my two kids find happiness in their lives, I don't want to lay down, I want to live large until my end! Love your blog. I’m 44 so not quite in my 50′s yet (I know it’s a blink away). You talk about being broken, that is me, as a matter of fact, my favorite book ever is “Broken Open” by Elizabeth Lesser, it has helped me through these times. I lost my 20 year marriage, my mom to cancer suddenly and almost my 14 yo son to brain cancer (suddenly) last year all in a 2 year time frame…..so in the swoop of a small time period, everything changed drastically….I am a pretty strong person, but my strength has and continues to be tested….it can be exhausting. Life is hard, I now get that. I hope to one day get back on my feet and find a good relationship and my two kids find happiness in their lives, I don’t want to lay down, I want to live large until my end! Love your blog.

]]> By: Patti http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Patti Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:54:14 +0000 http://remarkablewrinklies.com/?p=506#comment-348 Thank you, Scott! Your kind words mean a lot to me. :D Nicole has this great thing she says about folks like the ones you mentioned being held up by their Lazy Boy recliners... "They died at 40, just haven't been buried yet." Yikes! So true for way too many people, eh? I appreciate the fact that you took time out of your busy day to read my little ol' website and comment. Very kind of you, indeed! I love that you are working with the lovely 80+ year olds. It's great to see, and it sure gives me something to strive for! Thanks for all your support and for your positive attitude. It helps me get through my day and those dang exercises! Ha! Thank you, Scott! Your kind words mean a lot to me. :D

Nicole has this great thing she says about folks like the ones you mentioned being held up by their Lazy Boy recliners… “They died at 40, just haven’t been buried yet.” Yikes! So true for way too many people, eh?

I appreciate the fact that you took time out of your busy day to read my little ol’ website and comment. Very kind of you, indeed!

I love that you are working with the lovely 80+ year olds. It’s great to see, and it sure gives me something to strive for!

Thanks for all your support and for your positive attitude. It helps me get through my day and those dang exercises! Ha!

]]> By: Scott Tousignant http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Scott Tousignant Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:40:10 +0000 http://remarkablewrinklies.com/?p=506#comment-347 Live like you mean it! I love it! I'll be doing a post this week about a new client of mine. She's 87 years young and was referred my other two clients who are 89. She takes good care of herself through healthy nutrition and water aerobics, but she's never done any weight training and wanted to begin. Her reason... She wants to live the best quality life possible. Although I haven't taken on new personal training clients in a few years I could not turn her down with that kind of attitude. It's pretty wild to see the differences in the people who take care of themselves and those who choose to merely exist. I look at my parents who are 57 and 58 and their quality of life ROCKS. I look at some of their friends and other people in their 50's who don't take care of their health and they look like they could drop dead any minute. Good thing they've got their lazy boy recliners to hold them up. I admire your openness and have a great deal of respect for your drive to be the best You that You can be. You ROCK! Scott Tousignant Live like you mean it! I love it!

I’ll be doing a post this week about a new client of mine. She’s 87 years young and was referred my other two clients who are 89.

She takes good care of herself through healthy nutrition and water aerobics, but she’s never done any weight training and wanted to begin.

Her reason… She wants to live the best quality life possible. Although I haven’t taken on new personal training clients in a few years I could not turn her down with that kind of attitude.

It’s pretty wild to see the differences in the people who take care of themselves and those who choose to merely exist.

I look at my parents who are 57 and 58 and their quality of life ROCKS. I look at some of their friends and other people in their 50′s who don’t take care of their health and they look like they could drop dead any minute. Good thing they’ve got their lazy boy recliners to hold them up.

I admire your openness and have a great deal of respect for your drive to be the best You that You can be.

You ROCK!

Scott Tousignant

]]> By: Patti http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Patti Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:20:14 +0000 http://remarkablewrinklies.com/?p=506#comment-345 awwww... that's sweet, Tracy. ;) Thanks for the compliments and thanks for stopping by to read! Yeah, that daughter of mine is something alright! But, I'm not taking credit... although the apple didn't fall too far from the tree. Ha! Thanks again Tracy and by the way... LOVE your site! LoveImpossible is a hoot! awwww… that’s sweet, Tracy. ;) Thanks for the compliments and thanks for stopping by to read! Yeah, that daughter of mine is something alright! But, I’m not taking credit… although the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree. Ha! Thanks again Tracy and by the way… LOVE your site! LoveImpossible is a hoot!

]]> By: Tracy Roberts http://remarkablewrinklies.com/2009/despair-through-menopause-or-live-healthy-fit-and-sane/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Tracy Roberts Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:12:59 +0000 http://remarkablewrinklies.com/?p=506#comment-344 Heck, I can't wait until I'm 50. These are the best years of my life and they can only get better. My parents are an example of that as are you, Patti. Your spunk and joy for life is so apparent and what a wonderful job you did with that girl of yours. Isn't she something? I can only hope mine turn out as well. ;-) Thanks for giving me a lot to think about & be thankful for. Keep on keepin' on! Heck, I can’t wait until I’m 50. These are the best years of my life and they can only get better. My parents are an example of that as are you, Patti.

Your spunk and joy for life is so apparent and what a wonderful job you did with that girl of yours. Isn’t she something? I can only hope mine turn out as well. ;-)

Thanks for giving me a lot to think about & be thankful for.

Keep on keepin’ on!

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