An Invitation to my 120th Birthday Celebration.

After 39 years of teaching, my last words to my students on that final day came in the form of an invitation: "You're all invited to my 120th Birthday. Celebrate it by skiing with me." I think it was Sara who shot up her hand saying: "Wait, wait." (pausing for a quick calculation) "I'll be 77 years old!"
"Don't worry." says I, "I'll slow down for you!"

"Never limit yourself." had been an underlying lesson for my students. I realized that I'd need to engineer a comprehensive plan for myself to optimize the quality of my life to 120 and Beyond.

In order to take good care of your brain for the long game, begin by taking mindful care of your body. Read on to chart your own course for 120 and Beyond.


Tuesday, March 29, 2022

DISCOVERY OF THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

There are two million people over the age of 90 living in Japan, an uplifting 2% of the population.  Maybe they’ve discovered the Fountain of Youth.  I wonder if it has anything to do with the experiences I’ve had in Japan that lead me to place it, head and shoulders, above other countries I have visited in the category of Kindness.

If pressed to share one thing to do to live a longer health span, I’d say: “Spend more time in Japan.”

Painting by Cranach 1546

















  


THE METAPHOR:  Nine journeys I’ve had to Japan. Looking back, I feel like those depicted on the left side of the painting: stressed and weary. And like those wading across the pool of the fountain of youth, by the time I leave Japan, I feel rejuvenated and that the world is the way it ought to be.

I hope you’re a little skeptical. So I’ve engineered a 10 day experiment: Patricia and I are planning a 10 day Autumn Changing of the Seasons trip to Japan November 2023.  Spend 10 days in Japan as part of this experiment to see for yourself why the Japanese live a longer, happier health span.


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