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  I stand to get dressed every morning. Not because it’s easy. Not because it’s graceful. But because it keeps me alive in my own body. My left leg is fused to my hip. It doesn’t cooperate. So, the rest of me rises to the challenge. Standing to dress is my daily balance drill. Hopping up and down over curbs is my power training. Moving without holding onto anything is my quiet rebellion against decline. My late husband Carl used to sit to dress. He’d look for the cutout instead of the curb. That was his way — careful, steady, gentle. But it always worried me. I could see him aging faster than I was ready for. His habits were both a cause and a result of that slow “decay,” the kind you notice only when you love someone enough to watch closely. I tried to nudge him toward my ninja ways. He thought I was the crazy ninja lady. He wasn’t wrong. But he also wasn’t going to change. And then he died — sooner than I was ready for. I still think the way he moved through the world and the way...

  People love to say, “Well, everything hurts when you get older.” As if aging is some kind of warranty expiration date. But here’s the secret no one tells you: Bodies don’t fall apart because of age. They respond to how we treat them. I’m not talking about kale smoothies or gym memberships. I’m talking about the tiny, everyday choices that either support your body or grind it down. 🌼 Sleep matters If you spend eight hours a night in a position your spine hates, your spine will complain. If you spend eight hours in a position your spine likes , it will stay quiet for decades. Ask me how I know. 🌼 Movement matters Not “exercise.” Movement. Scooching, lifting toddlers, climbing stairs, carrying laundry, reaching, bending — that’s functional strength training. Your body adapts to what you ask of it. If you ask it to move, it stays capable. If you ask it to sit still, it stiffens. 🌼 Listening matters Pain isn’t the enemy. Pain is information. “Tight” means keep...

  Today's shared blog post comes from Franki Bagdade, author of  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . Franki writes about the beneficial intersection  of movevement/exercise and ADHD in terms of managing cogntiive dysfunction. Well, that is a simplistic description of her blog post. Read the read thing here:  The .with Franki Bagdade M. Ed. LLMSW- | Substack Awards IAN Book of the Year Literary Titan Gold Award For more posts about Franki and her book, click  HERE .. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or fort...