Meeting Phil

Continuing on with my quest for missions please visit my other blog to see how the Final Fix Mission is going at (Abbeyanimal.blogspot.com ).  The last couple of days have been very interesting.  Met an amazing person named Phil Bracco.  He is the author of a book called Living for Game Day (Livingforgameday.com )He is a three time (at least) cancer survivor.  His story was very inspirational and I recommend it for anyone about to go through some hard times… that would be all of us at one point or another.  

A couple of pups we delivered, doing great!

I met Phil at the gym where I go to try and recapture some of my youth.  It sounds crazy but at 54 the tide has turned on me and its all I can do to swim against it.  I read another great book called Younger Next Year.  In this book the authors talk about youth being like the ocean tide.  When you are young the tide is flowing in and you are able to float along with it to remain fairly functional.  As you age the tide becomes slack and you might have to swim a little to make any gains.  As the tide starts to go out it is very important to start your swim against the tide to keep your quality of life.  They talk about this time of life being the "last third".  I don't know if I like the thought, but being a Christian I think of it as only closer to the start of a better life!  I do think that God calls on us to remain active so we can accomplish more things while here on Earth.  I think that part of it is living a healthy life style… I can't say that I am always successful at following my own advice but I like the idea.  By the way the two authors that are writing this book include a senior citizen of 77 and his Doctor.  Both of them give sound reasons for why its important to keep moving.  I hope some of you will find the same inspiration in this book that I did.  I see the benefits of regular exercise every day!  Another book that fits well with this book is called the TNT Diet.  It talks about how to rearrange your body, and how diet is very important.  They provide some sound advice on how to loose fat and gain muscle.  Being in the medical profession, I know that the body becomes accustomed to a certain weight and will fight to maintain that weight so it is much easier to rearrange weight then to loose it.  I like the book because it shows you how to eat with the foods at your local grocery store.  The diet is surprisingly easy (not at first but then most things worth doing take some effort!) and effective.  It also lays out an exercise program that will help you achieve your goals.

Ok, well on with the next adventure!  I look forward to talking to Phil more and tapping in on his Zest for Life!  Pray for our missions and stay Active!  Bye for now, Robin.