I always wanted to run off to the woods someday...

[kaylarudbek]

Well, my birthday today and I am adjusting to the thought that I am now officially middle-aged and must Act Like a Grownup from now on, which in my mind involves a) getting enough sleep at normal hours (i.e. being a Morning Person); b) exercising daily; c) stretching daily; d) writing daily; e) prayer/meditation daily. Am on quite the Diane Duane Young Wizards kick right now (wonder why she's not more popular & widely known?)

Birthday loot was good -- minastir got me a nice necklace and Mom sent me a variety of things -- I am still trying to figure out whether the button on the iPod sleeve is functional or not. Also have a number of new knitting books which is quite nice -- I suppose that someday I will be getting just the stitch pattern books and making up my own patterns from scratch, but right now the job takes up enough brainpower that all I want to do when I get home is follow printed directions to produce something, and I get the artistic touch from using different yarn and/or colors than the pattern indicates. The Old Man refers to this as "wanting bubble gum for the mind."

So far, minastir seems to be having a easier time with the MBA classes, although it is early days yet to tell.

You are The Hermit

Prudence, Caution, Deliberation.

The Hermit points to all things hidden, such as knowledge and inspiration,hidden enemies. The illumination is from within, and retirement from participation in current events.

The Hermit is a card of introspection, analysis and, well, virginity. You do not desire to socialize; the card indicates, instead, a desire for peace and solitude. You prefer to take the time to think, organize, ruminate, take stock. There may be feelings of frustration and discontent but these feelings eventually lead to enlightenment, illumination, clarity.

The Hermit represents a wise, inspirational person, friend, teacher, therapist. This a person who can shine a light on things that were previously mysterious and confusing.

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Comments

[sollersuk.livejournal.com]

Acting like a Grown Up is overrated. And I'm 61 tomorrow and I still haven't got the hang of being middle-aged. For example: I've just got over some trouble with my foot. Once I realised it was clearing up on its own I was glad I didn't have to go to the doctor and explain what had happened: at the Sidmouth Folk Week, on the Friday afternoon there is a "ceilidh" English style (which I suppose is really a barn dance) in the ford of the River Sid. Whatever dance we start it always turns into "Look, he's got a dry teeshirt, let's soak him!" and I pulled a muscle in my foot kicking water over somebody. The previous day I had,with a bunch of like-minded people who sing regularly in one particular bar, paraded through the town and along the sea front with a tankard of beer in my hand singing "Roll the Old Chariot Along" and right into the sea (leaving my tankard behind) for more singing and dancing the Hokey Cokey, which gets difficult if you are out of your depth.

But exercise and writing are good at any age. And maybe I should consider meditation.

Re stretching: one year at Sidmouth we had a workshop run by a sports physiotherapist who told us emphatically never to stretch until we were warmed up. She said stretching first, exercising after was the cause of most of the injuries she saw: stretching involves making microscopic quasi-tears to the muscles which then repair themselves extending the muscle, but if the muscles are cold the tears aren't microscopic and there's nothing quasi about them. Kicking watere at people when you've just gone into cold water after coming down on the bus is a prime example.