GOTO-HEALTH

These are suggestions I am taking to heart from Professor Arthur Brooks. New Year Resoloutions go way back to ancient times. We want to make them positive with approach goals. 

 

Personally, I'm approaching year 87 and with my good health, I want to think about continuing to live well for the next decades of my life. Therefore, in March of 2025, I reinstated daily walking around Mercerdale Park. I made it to 3 rounds and my goal for 2026 is to be able to do 4 without my back ache. I also want to continue daily lifting 15 pounds 5 times until it becomes easy. The rest of our household have no problems with exercise.

 

Secondly, I will continue to avoid caffeine after 12 noon, suggested by Andrew Huberman, Stanford Neuroscientist, for better sleep. Also for better quality sleep I plan to write 5 things for which I'm grateful in the planner I got in my Santa stocking. I take a hot bath every night and during that period of meditation, I will think over my day. 

Then before turning out the light, I will write 5 gratitude thoughts. 

 

As far as my resolution for household togetherness is concerned, I have learned in 2025 to use the suggestions of Jefferson Fisher, "Respond to negative comments with first a big breath." And most of the time, I just say nothing more.

 

Finally, a big word I have to look up the meaning for, is TRANCENDANCY, which I heard from Tim Ferris' suggestion of mood management and self talk. Like Actor and writer Mathew McConaughey suggests, "reach for excellence, greatness, spiritual and be excited about the few increments achieved." 

 

I've written: "Pursuing Happierness and Trancendency while sharing the love", as my 2026 RESOLUTION!