My Health Care

<br /> <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHk4MoqBxPDnkQAuwo-ODROffzPlFRyBemnFxHoITU5dD5lI7ALiu1p4goigblLT9jqckw6SK05eyA7rXQQs1XlXsr7xmHhk-KoM0ypyiXGJO2rsVdqKMvMksDm7zRRMpL7B99vx256Hj-/s1600/IMG_6850a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHk4MoqBxPDnkQAuwo-ODROffzPlFRyBemnFxHoITU5dD5lI7ALiu1p4goigblLT9jqckw6SK05eyA7rXQQs1XlXsr7xmHhk-KoM0ypyiXGJO2rsVdqKMvMksDm7zRRMpL7B99vx256Hj-/s320/IMG_6850a.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Age is JUST A NUMBER</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As I near forty nine I think not about my age or how I look but blown away by how fast time has gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I can remember my parents being fifty and never imagined I would be in the exact same spot�HERE IT IS�weird!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>As I get older and wiser, I really appreciate the GIFT of time, and soak in every moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>In a blink, sixty will be here and I do not want to miss a thing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now let me back this up a bit as I do care about how I look, and most importantly how I FEEL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>YES, age is just a number in my book, and it surely does not mean I throw in the towel and subscribe to some sort of category that stands for unhealthy and frumpy�nope�that is just not me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Life is about quality and keeping my body functioning in a healthy way, feeling the BEST that I can each day, and that involves CONSISTENT healthy food intake, exercise, plenty of water, and I have noticed�lots more REST is required.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>There are some days that I feel every bit forty eight when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>my neck flares up, or my back hurts, etc., <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and that is when I take special care to relax more, stretch more, and not push so hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>My body just like yours is a wonderful machine that talks to me and if I do not listen, then it will eventually let me know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I appreciate the gift of my body, and will spend the rest of my life taking care and appreciating that fact. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It does feel GREAT to be healthy and wear that badge on the outside, but I will share that is all starts on the inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>HAPPINESS is what I want out of life, in </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb54VCr_Bz1_XesNVAOVhiylZlRbepMHzyFj4q-rgYVy3mwF6F2QxjZ-k6rx78gAKHyVQcsg7soW51K4PmPA4y95xq1gYCFu2Stv5ZQ4WJdGe818wPhOPxYH_NMpJgZTjJOj2I3Q2bxdi/s1600/healthy-is-happy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb54VCr_Bz1_XesNVAOVhiylZlRbepMHzyFj4q-rgYVy3mwF6F2QxjZ-k6rx78gAKHyVQcsg7soW51K4PmPA4y95xq1gYCFu2Stv5ZQ4WJdGe818wPhOPxYH_NMpJgZTjJOj2I3Q2bxdi/s320/healthy-is-happy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>addition to being a healthy woman, and if I did not work on my internal stuff, then life would not make sense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I do not care how fabulous I or anyone could look, if the inside is a mess and an unhealthy mind lives in that body, that is ugly, regardless of the age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It is like someone having all the money in the world and being completely unhappy and unfulfilled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>In my opinion, health and happiness go hand in hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfd5ruTnQyYOAVzC9rkfNbdOyezuijuRJEMytzH_TXqDNL4-aCaxuEy4JPxG7gFC-j4SQxLByk7jzj-4TRstHNC8miv_6gbR03bzZRRQv-Sy3R30u9rqrgVVpgenFOPoFWDMqhbV8rhZm/s1600/growing+old.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfd5ruTnQyYOAVzC9rkfNbdOyezuijuRJEMytzH_TXqDNL4-aCaxuEy4JPxG7gFC-j4SQxLByk7jzj-4TRstHNC8miv_6gbR03bzZRRQv-Sy3R30u9rqrgVVpgenFOPoFWDMqhbV8rhZm/s320/growing+old.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I consider getting older a privilege and honor and do not hide the fact that fifty is knocking at my door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I have lived a journey full of the good, bad, and the ugly and consider all the roller coasters as growth periods that have created an older, wiser, better, happier ME.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I like that phrase that says �In order to get built up, you must first get broke down� just like building muscle, life is my opportunity to grow, learn, change, and reach for the positive lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I must say that I am a very blessed woman with my hubby, health, family and friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>In living a healthy lifestyle, thinking and reacting in healthy ways, God has truly blessed me with the husband that I have, my family and beautiful friends that nourish my soul in ways that are gifts themselves. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Age being just a number is fabulous because I truly live by how I feel, and really</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXeLj-E2h57szPvWVDf0cT_rPr7-7nZ6MzrsXIlqJUk0Nq_hSs01Czq_xaYdibnxXiToYzwyZvkKddeBuMs076nUdnbdFPb9gxsBxDpuq1wA8deS73X3Huhu0Tl6KmzhH-vYB3Nz05CUg/s1600/521894_10151554374770100_1015419661_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXeLj-E2h57szPvWVDf0cT_rPr7-7nZ6MzrsXIlqJUk0Nq_hSs01Czq_xaYdibnxXiToYzwyZvkKddeBuMs076nUdnbdFPb9gxsBxDpuq1wA8deS73X3Huhu0Tl6KmzhH-vYB3Nz05CUg/s1600/521894_10151554374770100_1015419661_n.png" /></a></div>age is an afterthought or a non thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>What has come from the years of journey in this life physically are the battle scars from surgeries, stretch marks from having children, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>facial laugh lines, and the pesky lines that have appeared on my forehead�but hey�goes with the gift of living another day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I am not in panic mode thinking I need to fix this and that, inject this and that, and cover this and that, and I do not need a red sports car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I do not desire to be like someone else or try to be perfect, because as I have said before, perfection only exists in fairy tales, photo shop and heaven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I believe in progress and I am always a work in progress�it is really a GREAT place to be at any age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I dedicate this Blog to my best friend and more like a sister, Rehana!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Thanks for gifting me such a wonderful early birthday celebration and spending the entire day with you was more than a gift to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You warm my soul and light up my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Love always XOXO</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vqPO9YMvJK8NJEPA8xea7rZzAa8ayT1v7nDyqoknMaTGuCjESESiYI2Jiio9RRAEQL-aA3u8h4fIg2uv4kaitHCLvb01IEeQjlTOtBNJIFMdlKDchXVXTk46TG99kMJBhAmrTP6-PdxB/s1600/napa+birthday+fun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vqPO9YMvJK8NJEPA8xea7rZzAa8ayT1v7nDyqoknMaTGuCjESESiYI2Jiio9RRAEQL-aA3u8h4fIg2uv4kaitHCLvb01IEeQjlTOtBNJIFMdlKDchXVXTk46TG99kMJBhAmrTP6-PdxB/s400/napa+birthday+fun.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><h2 align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; 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