Key points

The CDC and many other agencies list suggestions for aging. They ignore an emphasis on awareness.

To age well, we need exercise, stretching, balancing, and socialization, but also something far more crucial.

As we look to the end of life, we can stretch out our moments of pleasure with awareness.

The world is falling apart, but we live in a blessed time when damaged body parts can be replaced, like brake pads on an old car. I once fell a full flight of stairs, ending with only a trace of scratches on my forehead, but then, I was only 68. If that ever happened to me now, I might not have been able to write this. Some people fall, break a bone, and realize that risks can have consequences that can be avoided. Others fall and break the critical bones that can not easily be repl

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