I got up this morning to find a mouse drowned in my bathroom toilet and the news of two world leaders clashing dangerously. Then I read your post. For me too, that observing non-judgmentally is the greatest challenge. I am 87 this month. I too am interested in Qi Gong, though I have not yet developed my daily routine with that practice. …
I got up this morning to find a mouse drowned in my bathroom toilet and the news of two world leaders clashing dangerously. Then I read your post. For me too, that observing non-judgmentally is the greatest challenge. I am 87 this month. I too am interested in Qi Gong, though I have not yet developed my daily routine with that practice. I too benefit from breathing, meditations, and mindfulness practices. You wrote in reply to a comment below, "I must confess it takes more diligence than I planned initially." I do so agree with that for myself too.
I recently changed one aspect of my life that has made a new difference for me. I have sought more help to run my household. This past year I have experienced more arthritis pain than in previous years. I have slowed down and it was taking me almost all the hours in my days to manage my household. I live alone with a dog, two cats and two chickens. A short drive away I care for my 2 horses, a farm cat, and I ride a horse out once or twice a week. Now I am paying for helpers with all of the house and animal care and management. If I were in a care home I would be spending a great deal more on my care.
Now I am paying much less than care home would cost in order to free myself up for the activities I love, being with the animals and water colour sketching and to ensure that I can live in my own home independently. I can now do about 5 watercolour sketches a week with great enjoyment where it was hard to get to that activity before I hired some help.
Thank you, Janice for your inspiring and encouraging writing. I will get back more seriously now to the Qi Gong routine.
Hi Sylvia, I have found qiGong to be very helpful in many ways - at least so far. My daughter and I met this afternoon for our daily art time- ours is with acrylic paints. I love the idea of paying for helpers that allow us to do more of what we want. Take care.
I got up this morning to find a mouse drowned in my bathroom toilet and the news of two world leaders clashing dangerously. Then I read your post. For me too, that observing non-judgmentally is the greatest challenge. I am 87 this month. I too am interested in Qi Gong, though I have not yet developed my daily routine with that practice. I too benefit from breathing, meditations, and mindfulness practices. You wrote in reply to a comment below, "I must confess it takes more diligence than I planned initially." I do so agree with that for myself too.
I recently changed one aspect of my life that has made a new difference for me. I have sought more help to run my household. This past year I have experienced more arthritis pain than in previous years. I have slowed down and it was taking me almost all the hours in my days to manage my household. I live alone with a dog, two cats and two chickens. A short drive away I care for my 2 horses, a farm cat, and I ride a horse out once or twice a week. Now I am paying for helpers with all of the house and animal care and management. If I were in a care home I would be spending a great deal more on my care.
Now I am paying much less than care home would cost in order to free myself up for the activities I love, being with the animals and water colour sketching and to ensure that I can live in my own home independently. I can now do about 5 watercolour sketches a week with great enjoyment where it was hard to get to that activity before I hired some help.
Thank you, Janice for your inspiring and encouraging writing. I will get back more seriously now to the Qi Gong routine.
Hi Sylvia, I have found qiGong to be very helpful in many ways - at least so far. My daughter and I met this afternoon for our daily art time- ours is with acrylic paints. I love the idea of paying for helpers that allow us to do more of what we want. Take care.