May 19, 2026 My Positive AGER Day 7,160 [to age 100] Good Morning AGERS!
One of my projects today and in the future will be to revise my AGER+LEARNS program. It is currently designed for self-direction but I want a standard instructional format with modules and movement through the content. I have been reviewing previous videos and realize major revisions are needed. It will be a long-term effort that I hope will result in a more interesting and inviting approach to lifestyle enhancement and longevity.
One aspect of my daily schedule that I maintain is a balance between time for my own lifestyle development and work on my lessons and video production. There have been times when I spend too much time on my teaching program and neglect my personal time. My PAL, Positive AGER Lifestyle must come first if I am going to succeed with my goal of living to 100 and expanding my teaching and instructional program. Balance is the key to reaching my goals. I hope your day goes well and you keep on track with your PAL goals.
Have a Positive AGER DAy!
Humpty
May 3, 2026 My Positive AGER Day 7,176 [to age 100]
It is a Sunday afternoon, a little cool and gloomy in SoCal. In keeping with my goal of letting you know how I manage my PAL, my Positive AGER Lifestyle I will describe my latest sleeping schedule. As I stated in a video a few weeks ago, sometimes my sleeping gets messed up and I need to put it back in order. It takes a couple or three days of avoiding naps and struggling to keep awake until I get tired and sleepy enough to sleep soundly for 6-8 hours. If I have been napping the usual pattern is to go to sleep about 11, and by midnight I am wide awake for several hours. The next day I am tired again and want to take naps. Getting out of this pattern is a challenge. A few days ago I stayed awake as long as I could and went to bed at 6PM and slept until 1 AM.
That has been my pattern for the last several days. I even slept until 2AM last night. I am not tired during the day and have no need for a nap. Eventually, as in the past, I will start staying up a little later and wake up later as well. But for now it feels so good to get a full nights sleep and get up early and ready to start my day.
I mentioned last time that I would talk more about my morning routine. To review, when I wake up I do some stretching exercises in bed to help my back. I get up grab a bottle of water and proceed to walk at least 1,000 steps, as measured by my Google Fit free pedometer ap. Sometimes I will even get up to 2K steps. While walking, which is indoors, I stretch as many muscles in my body as I can. Moving arms, raising and lowering feet with toe and heel lifts, marching, kicking legs back, and even doing facial grimaces. As many creative ways of moving my body I can think of. I also practice mindfulness by keeping my attention on the body parts I am moving. Before completing what I call my "wild walk" I will do some laughter yoga, usually very quiet so I won't alarm or wake my wife. When done I grab my coffee and head for my office where I will spend the next several hours. More on that in future posts.
Have a Positive AGER Day!
April 27, 2026 My Positive AGER Day 7,183
Good morning AGERs!
Birthday has come and gone. Didn't see Michael movie. Tickets were $20 each. We'll wait for Half Price Tuesday at our local Reading Theater. We did have a very nice dinner at one of those Asian restaurants where they cook the food at your table with a flourish and even flames. Might leave some photos if I can learn how to transfer camera snots to my computer.
Today I want to talk about my Morning Routine and encourage you to start one if you haven't already done so. I have followed this system each morning, almost without fail for the last two years, at least. The first thing I do upon awakening is to complete some bed exercises for what I consider a slippe disk or herniated disk, among other titles. It has not been medically diagnosed but all the signs seem obvious to me. A few months ago I had a series of Physical Therapy Sessions and learned some exercises that I do for about 5 minutes before arising.
After completing them I get dressed while sitting on the side of my bed. I have found that putting on pants while standing and not quite fully awake is a danger for falling so I do it while sitting. I grab my phone and activate my Google Fit pedometer [free download] , grad a bottle of water, and complete 1,000 steps. I usually do about half upstairs while I gulp down the water and finish the rest while downstairs with my coffee.
I'll give you more details on the balance of my morning routine in the next blog. What about you? Do you have a regular get-up and go routine? If you are working on one I suggest you check out the book, Miracle Morning . You can click here for a review from my Our AGER Library section.
Have a Positive AGER Day!
