This morning as I arose from my bed to prepare for a day at work, I paused to reflect on the situation that many of us in this SCC organization find ourselves. That is the situation of growing a tad older. Yep, believe it folks, there are many of us who are, dare I say it? Becoming ELDERLY.

But as I say to THE BRIDE, as long as I can look in the mirror and see a reflection staring back, I KNOW that I still am alive. And to that end, I then resolve to make the very best of each day. Most of us are in relatively decent health and we are, quite frankly, still young. Aches and pains are part of growing older, a slightly slower pace may be the result for some. However, we all know that as society ages, our focus on being elderly continues to slide further back. The 65 of today was the 45 of a few years ago. We are actually living longer and we must ensure that we have a decent ability to live that longer life with dignity and respect.

Consider this, the 65 year old today is better physically fit and we are a lot more active than the 45 year old a few decades ago. So, basically, when you consider things from that point of view, many of us are simply in a new level of Middle Aged People. Not elderly at all!!

Now, how do we take advantage of that aspect? Well we could simply sit on our patoots, flipping through the 100′s of channels on the cable television system, or we could get out and about, becoming active in our community. How does one go about making a difference in our community? We volunteer to do things that need doing.

Join your local elections board, they are always screaming for more volunteers to assist in the elections process. Hey, good way to keep an eye on the process and keep it honest!!

Find a political candidate that supports the things you care about and help his or her candidacy. They can always use people to help out. Stuff envelopes, hand out flyers, bumper stickers, hold down a seat on the call center. There are many ways to get involved, outside of simply sending in a contribution (although that is VERY important in today’s climate).

Here’s a great thought… Join the March on Washington for Health Care organizors and lets get this important program off the dime.

But don’t just sit in your chair musing about being elderly… Active seniors are NOT elderly, we are Mature….