My Mother At Scheels Sports Store

Song:  Nights In White Satin (Duet with Justin Hayward)

Artists:  Mario Frangoulis and Justin Hayward

I had shown my mother this video just before we went to the sports store.

It is a beautiful rendition of one of my favorite songs

(I had first heard the original song by The Moody Blues in the early 1970s)

My mother also loves both versions.

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For a long time...

my mother wanted a lockable cabinet.

So, I decided to take her to a local sports store, here in Reno
(Actually, it is in Sparks...the town next to Reno)

to buy a lockable gun cabinet...and to look at Archery equipment.

The senior citizen centers in Reno offer Archery as an activity.

My mother is thinking of joining in on the fun by taking up Archery.

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I love this sports store, as it has everything for the outdoors...

and nothing but.

My mother is like a child.

She gets very happy and starts smiling when she is shopping 

for something she really wants  :)

We looked at children archery sets...

 as the draw weight is much less than ones for adults.

My mother decided to wait until the first class so she could decide

on an appropriate draw weight, and then buy a perfect bow for herself.

We will take Archery together

(I have some experience with Archery).

We went back to the gun safe area...

and my mother decided upon this one.

Although it was listed at $199.99...

it was on sale at $149.99.

My mother was even happier upon learning this  :)

We then walked to the elevator as we followed 

a person who had the gun cabinet in a cart.

He would load it into my car for us.

Afterwards...

we went to our favorite Korean restaurant.

We shared a seafood Korean pancake for an appetizer.

We then each had an order of Bibimbap.

We then polished off dinner with a waffle type outer layer

which covered vanilla ice cream and a layer of mashed red bean.

It was very good.

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My mother is also interested in taking up Ballroom dancing.

She wishes to start out with Archery though.

My mother is interested in meeting new people 

and making some friends here...

and then entertaining them at her home

(I had volunteered to cook for my mother and her friends

while they watched a movie or just sat and talked in the backyard).

Even at 77 years old...

she is still adventurous.

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Looking towards the future and actually getting out and truly living it...

creating magical times so you will have a life rich in magical memories...

is having looked at our own mortality and realizing the importance of time...

and of how we spend it.

It is not nearly enough to just feel ok.

You must savor the taste of every delicious meal...

not to fill your belly...

but to fill and satisfy your soul.

A good meal should reverberate throughout your whole center for days.

You should feel deeply satisfied in seeing the mountains...

the lakes or the seas, and you must have a deeply magical experience

with every beautiful sunrise and sunset.

You MUST feel energy from the ground up...

having it filling your body and your very limbs.

You should feel as if you were a god of energy and passion...

of feeling undefeatable by fear, lassitude...

and especially by the pessimistic minions of hell...

the stupidly acting naysayers who look upon life as anything

but a great adventurous and magical one time to get it right...

truly lived life.

If you don't have a deep feeling of joy in life...

of having a great passion for the simple pleasures in it...

of hearing great pieces of music (such as the one in this article)

and having them accompanying you throughout your day...

of having them motivating you, stimulating and guiding you...

then there is something you need to correct.

I will say it again...

NO...

I am going to shout it out...

MASTER THE BASIC THREE:

1)  A DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS DIET

2)  EXERCISE 

(resistance, anaerobic interval, and aerobic)

3)  DEEP RESTORATIVE SLEEP

Master these...

and you shall experience life on a level nothing short of MAGICAL.

When colors and music are experienced throughout the body and mind...

when they make your organs, bones, and even your very skin come alive 

and fill you with optimism, energy, and beauty...

this is when everything you see and experience becomes a magical experience.

Why?

Because...

YOU DESERVE NOTHING LESS.

The answer lies in the mastery of the basic three.

If you don't do it...

YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE.

Now...

JUST DO IT.