If all of you aren't conversing with each other and are only conversing with me, it's not much of a community. Let's see if we can change that by playing "Two truths and a lie". In the comments section write two truths and one lie about yourself. Then, as you see entries from others, in the reply field indicate which of their entries you think is a lie.

I look forward to your responses! My short response is "thoughtful interaction."

My father passed away in 2023 at the age of 88. Until he was 78 he played tennis two or three times a week and relied on that to keep his strength. It didn't work, which is why his tennis buddies told him he was too slow to continue playing. Instead of responding to that situation by diving into a more rigorous exercise routine, he became sedentary. When he turned 80 he realized that he had lost a lot of strength and said that he knew he needed to exercise, but just couldn't bring himself to do so. This morning, I spoke with a woman who turns 81 in March. She complained that she was losing weight and strength. Naturally, I checked to make certain she has seen her doctor to get checked out. She said she had and that she had been given a clean bill of health and a lecture about muscle loss as we age (sarcopenia). I suggested that she might consider joining a silver sneakers group and working out, or finding a yoga group to join. She let me know that she has no intention of doing so. This makes me wonder. Aside from people who lose the ability to exercise because of an accident or health condition, why do people stop exercising? What are your thoughts? And, what can be done to motivate someone to get back into some kind of exercise routine?

Check out the Tik-Tok videos of our Australian "Your Third Journey" member, Jeanelle. Her Tik-Tok handle is "Jeanelleretirementfun." I especially liked her video titled, "Kev and I have a new weird bonding ritual" in which she describes the fun she and her partner, Kev, have fun with phone scam callers. Also, if you have a personal message to deliver, consider making your own Tik-Tok videos. https://www.tiktok.com/@jenelleretirementfun

Hello everyone. My name is Jenelle and I live in Australia. I retired and was volunterring in the nursing home my mum was in when a job came up that was 3 days a week with the job title being Leisure and entertainment officer so me being me took the job so now semi retired. I have a tiktok account where I do comedy about retirement and have 7225 followers. I get heaps of funny comments and it is a great way to wake up in the morning knowing I have made a few people smile. Not sure if I can post the link here but if allowed I will. I look after my granddaughters often and also have 7 students who I teach piano. I also have my own skool community with just over 110 members where I am teaching people over 50 how to use AI tools. It is a lot of fun as well. So it is safe to say I am enjoyng my thir journey in life and look forward to sharing laughs with you all