With the information overload surrounding us at all hours of the day, it is important to separate the wheat from the chaff. Clearly it is impossible to do everything we should to stay healthy and promote longevity.  I simply do not have enough hours in my day, ever.

Not to mention the difficulty of deciding which source is right. Should I eat eggs or stay away from eggs? Is bread good or bad for you? What happens if I eat meat or avoid it? Is it healthier to avoid red wine or drink more wine? Oh wait, I know the answer to that one.

On the way to Mimi’s Sage Advice

On a clear day when the race of life had settled to a hum instead of a roar, I decided that common sense would rule my day.  Internet-land offers a world of information available at the slightest touch of the keys.  Information  must be researched, contemplated and sometimes ignored.

At the end of the day, you have to decide what makes sense and is best for you. Truly, you will benefit from good decisions and suffer through the “not so great” choices. Although the “not so great”ones teach us valuable lessons even if we scrape our knees learning.

Here is one piece of advice that is good for everyone.  Yet, I do not know where the expression originated. So good that I want to label it Mimi’s Sage Advice. Simple lesson that is so good for what ails ya. Remember to,

Move it or lose it.

Exercise, stretching, walking, running, hiking, paddling, surfing, swimming, biking or yoga, just do it. Move it to keep it or lose it and miss it. Determination is in my toolbox  and I drag it out as needed. On certain days even small tasks are a struggle for all of us.

Finally I discovered an activity that I love. Paddle boarding is a great calorie burn that does not feel like exercise while doing it. Best stress reliever  I have discovered next to a dalliance. Beauty of nature  is everywhere you look when paddling and a great activity to enjoy with friends to enhance sport. If your competitive, join a paddle race and up your game.

Whatever you decide to use as your activity to encourage movement, please use it often for greatest benefit.

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Sadness and joy bubble from the lessons that one of my loves taught me. Often times the lessons included a portion of tough love. Love with a hard edge and occasional scratchy surface. Yet, I always felt her love surround me even if I thought she wanted to give a swift kick.

My Grandmother Theda Faye was a character larger than life. Granny or Sargent Granny as some of my cousins called her always had more energy than anyone else in the room. Quick to give her opinion whether you asked for it or not. Always, she thought it was important to pass on her wisdom.

As an adult I believe that Granny voiced her concerns because she did not want us making some of her mistakes. Not that she admitted any at the time or through the years. Most of Granny’s mistakes i.e. opportunities I learned about after she died, sadly.  When we speak of her opportunities now I think of many questions that I wished I had been able to ask.

Certainly, my Granny had the best  sayings to share her wisdom. Any time that you spent with her would include  a gem or two that would indelibly imprint.  Sentences that you could not forget if you wanted to.  Quotes that live on in my head and remind me of her  spirit as if she is sending a message.

A few words of wisdom

I realize my Granny did not create these words of wisdom. As a young adult, I giggled at a few of her  sayings and wondered what the
“back story” consisted of.  Here are a few Granny-isms.

All that glitters is not gold.

It’s better to be an old man’s darling than a young man’s slave!

A boy will tell you anything to get in your drawers.

They get taller when they sit on their wallet.

They will steal your eyeballs if they catch ya’ not lookin’ out them.

Enjoy love here and loves from afar

My Mom worked hard to imprint acts of kindness, love and self-sacrifice on her children. Granny would have smiled to see how all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren have developed over time. Surely, along with praise would come counseling by the truckload for us. In your family, what imprints are you leaving as nuggets of wisdom?

In summary, love here and loves from afar, hug your loves close and often. In a blink of an eye, life changes for any of us. Ideally, use your time wisely. Theda Faye said “Life is short and don’t work yourself into dither!”

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