Passion and walking

There is passion for life, passion for the ones we love, but there is also the passion for the activities we do. I see so many people who do not have an idea of what they are going to do after they reach the age of retirement. Some continue to work pass the ripe old age of 65 but others take the pension and sit back then illness and senility creep in. Our golden years should be treated as golden, we need to take time a create hobbies and activities that we can take into these years. It is good to financially plan for retirement, but one needs to plan what they are going to do with their time in these years. Learning hobbies and crafts right now is an excellent way to get ready for these years to come. If you don't live that long, at least you've learned something valuable.

My brother is 73 years old and he is quite active physically. I gave up driving car years ago out of cost factors and vision problems. We have found that walking everyday has a found of youth benefit to it. Living in walk-able communities is idea for our health. My brother loves to socialize with people on his walks and has made many friends. I too enjoy walking, but should do more. The winter weather makes it hard to walk when it comes to icy sidewalks. I recommend every individual walk, my doctor makes a habit of walking and he tells me that you can live to a hundred. He may be exaggerating but I am sure walking has good benefits such as controlling weight gain and aerobic fitness. You may ask what about shopping carrying groceries; well my brother has a grocery cart with two wheels and a handle which he tows behind him. These carts are in expensive and cost around $40. For what he carries, you would be surprised big bags of dog food and a small amount of groceries. Other times he has a large amount of food. What I'm getting at if we live in a city that we can usually walk to the stores and get what we need. We must not really on box stores, for the reason these stores are successful is due to the amount of automobile using consumers. With the entire buzz on Climate Change, Pollution, and The End to Peak Oil we need our feet to do the walking or pedalling.

There you have it, a raving bipolar mind going from one idea to the next as you see. This is typical of me to write or talk continuously from on topic to the next. I really need to learn how to stop getting off topic but maybe just writing what comes to mind is ok.