{"id":21586,"date":"2018-09-13T11:59:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T15:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=21586"},"modified":"2018-09-13T11:59:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T15:59:55","slug":"senior-scape-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/senior-scape-29\/","title":{"rendered":"SENIOR SCAPE"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christina Doyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let us then, be up and doing
\nWith a heart for any fate;
\nStill achieving, still pursuing,
\nLearn to labor and to wait. <\/p>\n

– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow<\/p>\n

Here in just four lines, is the essence to getting the most out of your life.
\nIt was written more than a hundred years ago, and yet these wise words still hold true today.
\n\u201cLet us then, be up and doing\u201d \u2013 what exactly does that mean for you and me? You guessed it, just thinking about it and hoping to do something this September, isn\u2019t enough, you need to make it happen. We must be doing something about bringing our hopes and dreams into our world, even if we have just an hour to spare from our twenty-four-hour day to learn something new.
\nWhat is the alternative \u2014 just sit on the couch and watch another episode of Price is Right? Change up your schedule this year. If you want to see some dynamic people who make it their business to live life and to give to others, check out the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre. It just doesn\u2019t get better than that.
\nNo matter what you decide to do this fall, open your heart and your mind to the many possibilities and please don\u2019t say, \u201coh, I couldn\u2019t do that\u201d, \u201cI\u2019ve never done that before.\u201d Come on, everyone! Give it a try. What do you have to lose? Don\u2019t give up on yourself, each one of us can learn something new if we are just willing to try. Trust in yourself.
\n\u201cLearn to labor and to wait\u2026\u201d this has to be one of the most difficult of Longfellow\u2019s suggestions. Who wants to wait? These days it just seems that the days go by so fast. It wasn\u2019t that long ago we were waiting for spring, some of my flowers didn\u2019t bloom and neither did my forsythia display any of its usual golden hues. Then came the heat, and spring somehow zipped by without a trace. Don\u2019t put off what you can do today, make the most of your time, no matter how small. Just as Nike slogan rings in my ear\u2026Just Do It!
\nWhen you do venture to try something new, be patient with yourself, I know it may be a little difficult and we certainly can find all the excuses in the world to put off a new thing and waltz right back into doldrums.
\nAs the season of change will be \u201ca-comin\u201d soon, come to the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre, find some buddies and make new friends.
\nLastly, lets wish all our Jewish friends a very, very Happy Shana Tova as they welcome in the New Year. May all your families be blessed with health and love.<\/p>\n

HAPPENINGS
\nAT THE SENIORS\u2019 CENTRE<\/p>\n

THE EVERGREEN CHOIR is back rehearsing again on Wednesday afternoons from 1.45 to 3.00 p.m., starting September 12. This year we will be holding a \u201cGetting to Know You\u201d session on September 12 to give new and old members of the choir an opportunity to get to know our new Choir Director, Dan Lenz. Tea and coffee plus cookies, etc. will be available. The choir is always looking to welcome new members. If you enjoy singing, come out and try. As recently stated in the Star, \u201cA study published in Evolution & Human Behaviour found that choral singing calms the heart, boosts endorphin levels, improves lung function\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

TRY IT WEEK will be held September 10 to 15. This is your opportunity to try many of the activities the Seniors\u2019 Centre offers, including Rebounding, Tai Chi, Yoga stretch. You may sign up at Reception.
\nLEARN TO KNIT. If you have often wanted to sit and knit while watching television, now is your opportunity to learn. Four sessions will be held, starting October 1 where you will learn to knit three small projects that will teach you about yarn and gauge, casting on, knit and purl stitches, button holes, casting off, and seaming. The cost is $5 total and you may register at Reception.<\/p>\n

SILVER STARS are preparing for their next production which will be held close to Christmas, but they need help with sewing some of the costumes and they are also looking for two more people to play two small roles. <\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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