On the eve of ringing in 2023′ ( Holy cow, I’ve been around for eighty-one of these going on eighty-two). In order to keep your minds sharp for the new year, how about a word game? Okay then. What part of our anatomy is associated with the synonyms: love, compassion, sympathy, feelings, mercy and sensitivity? I am impressed, you knew after the first word the heart.
A few days ago my better half asked if I had made any New Year resolutions? Not being a fan of resolutions, I answered, ” no”. After binging on every football bowl game imaginable resolutions began to resonate with me. ” Let’s see, I will not win the lottery, cannot do at eighty-one what I did at sixty, and my eighteen year old Maltese will still not come to me when I call him”. It may sound weird, but due to some recent medical issues the heart came to mind.
Do you realize the average heart beats 100,000 times a day? And, yes for millions of us it is taken for granted, until you are made aware your heart is not to be taken for granted in the future. Soooo! what does one do when the ” taken for granted heart” becomes a medical issue? After you recover from the mental ” gut punch” you follow the doctor’s instructions to a ” T “. And folks the procedures and medicines are new territory for this old guy. And second as important, psychologically you hope your heart is filled with the synonyms as mentioned in the first paragraph. And may I add faith to that list. Wishing you the best for 2023′.
Be safe.
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