BRINGING OUR THE BEST IN MYSELF AND OTHERS
When I was a teenager, I had a serious argument with my Dad. I said, "I can be anything I want."
He adamantly shouted and forcefully answered, "NO YOU CAN'T!"
That conversation remains clear in my mind because I don't remember another time he raised his voice in such frustration. He laughed loudly, but he was quiet about his many difficulties.
It wasn't until years later, I learned that those of us with Japanese Heritage were discriminated so blatantly and not hired, even with college degrees.
Despite those words, I learned to embrace other parts of my Japanese Heritage that teach us to learn from nature and bring out the best in ourself and others.
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PASSING IT ALONG!!!
It's taken me a while to get used to my new life, but as I get organized I'm finding that when it is known that I am 80 years old, I get all kind of perks. By perks, I mean that the people helping me are compassionate and friendly.
My daughter once made the comment that she enjoyed introducing me to her Asian friends because they were automatically more respectful. It's nice to find respect and helpfulness more and more in "customer services" in general.
We've often commented that in taking a trip to Japan, we fall in love with their attitudes and practices related to customer service. I'm finding more and more of that good feeling here in the USA. Love it!
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DON'T LAUGH, BUT IT'S ABOUT A YEAR THAT I'VE
BEEN CONSISTENT WITH AT LEAST 5000 STEPS A DAY.
Getting my daily/weekly exercise does not automatically occur in my thoughts and in my life. But I am committed to a mobile body until I die.
What has worked for me is to be consistent for short periods of time like doing the treadmill for 5 minutes a day and gradually increasing. If I feel inspired to walk around the park on nicer days, that's a bonus.
Some of my family and friends keep making fun of me because I like to bounce on the Rebounder. They say that isn't real exercise. I disagree. It has helped my "balance" and I can stand on one foot and keep my balance better than I did a year ago.
The best gift I have received is the Fitbit. It's important for me to have something to hold myself accountable. I can get to 10,000 steps every once in a while, but my main goal is to never get less than 5000 steps a day and maybe next year I will increase it to 6000.
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