all-about-age

Today, a glorious Sundaymorning yet ICEY cold I jumped out of bed bent on *mission*. I live practically at the border of the Mediterranean (in South Turkey, the mildest climate of all Turkey) and I repeat at 09.30 am: it is icey cold.
My neighbour SANDRA would say *bloody hell*. When she says something like that I smile because it sounds endearing, compassion shows then in her voice.

It really is *all-about-age* everyone!!!

Never *be-your-age*, I guess I am inclined to say these days, because that is boring and aging.

Not being your age usually is a NEGATIVE observation often said by one or the parents to the child, sulking like a baby, not getting his or her way.

*Be your age* - also I could say that to one of my siblings, who in my opinion is going through an *all-about-age* crisis.
I know what I am talking about because I had to come to terms with the facts of *BEING OFFICIALLY RETIRED*. Boy is that irksome, you cannot do this and that anymore irritated me mostly to the point of getting mildly to quite depressed.

All-about-age therefore I suspect is going to be a HOT ISSUE, a HOT ITEM to write about.

This is my very first blog, on my only therefore very first blogsite, that simply because the GOOGLE facilities seem to be that easy, even I managed to set it up.

When someone reads my bio: be aware of the fact that my profession is *all-about-age*. In 1990 I decided that I was going to *do* that (ANTI AGING - or - REJUVENATION also called REGENERATION), as a health therapist.
Twenty years ago, the world not being as it is now, such words were hardly used simply because it has not yet caught on at all. Not yet by the professional world, not yet by the people of this world.

Why I was so *advanced* to decide that I wanted to focus on ANTI AGING is not surprising at all and just as well that I am writing about this: I wanted to become VERY VERY OLD, as an achievement, feeling JOY and HAPPINESS, busy as a bee doing the things I LOVE most, enjoying a LIFESTYLE that suits and agrees with me.

Not for one second I have regretted my decision, but the going since has not been easy and DIGESTING what took place since 1990 through lack of the proper *DIGESTIVE ENZYMES* figuratively speaking nearly killed me. The shocks upon shocks wiped out my trust in people for starters, the uglyness in people made my blood shake - really - with intense rage.

All of it caused my life to be so horrible that often it was practically impossible to continue, but I went on, aided by *circumstancdes* (loved ones who needed me to survive in a new country).
Did a divine power organize events in such a manner? One day I might be able to feel clearer about that, now I just bless GOOGLE, I bless Hewitt-Packard, I bless everyone who made it possible that I am sitting in my home typing this blog, play some lovely music from my notebook.
One day I shall probably bless some people personally, by name, who were so creative, so intelligent, so persistent that now, this 21st Century I can just DO what I have in mind, no matter where I am, simply because the world has developed to a higher level of AWARENESS and INTEREST.

It is worth it - deciding to REJUVENATE!!, it takes a lot of energy to master the required skills of handling a computer in such a way, that you really can consider that small amount of square CENTIMETERS (my notebook) your home, your office.

It has to be experienced, to feel it. And even though one knows, as soon as one looks at the Windows software programme, it takes COURAGE to plunge in the deep, uncharted, it takes real courage to surf websites, look, read, and DECIDE.

I am still a novice, though already quite advanced, basically because I lack all technical feeling.
I am progressing, feeling less like a stupid idiot, able to perform better, even a lot FASTER.

As I mentioned: it is *ALL-ABOUT-AGE*, if your poor brain (and BODY) never needed to perform in such a way as most definitely is needed once *locked in*, and often with locked horns,
with your BEST FRIEND the computer, *the enemy* too, if things do not go according to intentions and purposes, well.......in my opinion......you have lost the battle.

Young ones, growing up with the computer, even genetically because their parents have been working with a computer for decades meanwhile, have it easier because such a lifestyle has become *THE NORMAL WAY OF LIFE*.

But when it comes to ANTI AGING - also the young ones could start at once, if they do not, also they lose out eventually aging faster, that people of my generation are doing, did.

People of my generation (1940's) - now reaching retirement age - need different assistance if they like *to grow old gracefully (and happily)* The notebook home AND office is a set-up that you need to LEARN, that needs to be TAUGHT.

I am still a student, but already educated enough to have come to the conclusion that YES - indeed my home, next to being my castle, is this small jewel - very personalized, to my taste, with colourful drapes, wonderful books, a library.

I am most grateful that somewhere inside me there was, still is this NEED to stay *on the ball*, to be creative, to be curious, to stay EFFICIENT, ORGANIZED and at the same time HAVE THE ENERGY, B E FIT ENOUGH, to continue learning, reading all there is to read and become KNOWLEDGEABLE about.

It keeps me *young* and a lot happier than most people who now are retired, I am convinced of that!! So many people, getting older feel they just cannot start all this *modern* stuff. It is totally UNTRUE, I can assure everyone. Well worth the effort you are then rewared with a new and different lifestyle, with so many often unexpected goodies and *finds*.

Byebye everyone, it is now time for my *elevensens* (a nice cup of coffee), time 10.44 (08.44 GMT, 22.44 in Hawaii and still 28.2.2009, 00.44 PT, in San Francisco) and some appropriate Sundaymorning MUSIC.

Until the next inspiration - live long, stay happy - Willy A.C. Holmes-Spoelder