{"id":1605,"date":"2019-09-23T06:03:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T06:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2019-09-23T06:46:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T06:46:25","slug":"monday-musings-keep-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/?p=1605","title":{"rendered":"MONDAY MUSINGS: KEEP MOVING!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Guys,<\/p>\n

Hope you had a fun weekend and squeezed in some R & R time too!<\/p>\n

Last Tuesday was a frustrating day. My automatic car door opener wouldn’t open! The rain was pouring down and try as I might, the door opener would not budge! I had to think fast… Yes! I had another spare key at home, so off I trudged in the rain, getting soaked. If my head was properly screwed on, I could have just separated the key from the automatic plastic part and opened the door manually!! Fortunately, my office is only a 10 mins. walk from home \u2014 15 mins in the rain!<\/p>\n

Avoiding all the rain puddles, I passed a very pleasant and spritely man who put a set of chat on me. Hello! Strangers in the rain, exchanging glances… I had seen him out walking the previous day when my car was in for service. He told me his name was Alan and that every day he walks no less than 20 miles \u2014 no less! He looked like a healthy 72 year old,\u00a0so I was shocked when he told me he was 88 years old! Two years short of 90 and he was walking no less than 20 miles a day! He was as fit as a fiddle and delighted with himself! Notice how clean his shoes are for all that walking!! Doesn’t he look amazing for 88!!<\/p>\n

Alan was such a happy and simple man, collecting cans, and taking breaks in between. He told me he lived on the\u00a017th floor in an apartment with panoramic views over the city and Mount Baker. In addition, he owned 4 apartments in Ottawa, which were managed, as well as other property around Canada. I was floored! And that he was a millionaire who did this walking for R & R! Something about him made me believe him. You read about eccentric millionaires doing weird stuff like that!!<\/p>\n

The bottom line my friends \u2014 WALKING makes you happy!! CHATTING to strangers is fun \u2014 And no, you can never judge a book by its cover!!<\/p>\n

Happy New Week!! and remember KEEP MOVING…It makes you happy!!<\/p>\n

Hugs<\/p>\n

Patricia xxx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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