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12 FEATURE You don’t need a passport to practice Tai Chi. Master Haiwang Yuan transports seniors in Bowling Green across the globe as the Society for Lifelong Learning brings this ancient healing art to life in the conines of the Knicely Conference Center.

8 SENIOR LIVING With age comes wisdom so we reached out to residents of the Bowling Green Retirement Village, to ind out how their New Year’s resolutions have changed over time.

CONTENTS

16 SENIOR CLASS The Over 50 Citizens Academy enters its ifth session and asks the question: What should Bowling Green do to age gracefully?

18 FOOD FOR THOUGHT Make better health a priority this year by starting your day off with a nutrient-rich breakfast.

22 WALK YOUR TALK Breaking a sweat without bruising a bone, means listening to our bodies and knowing when to go slow. Columnist Dave Kirgan discusses the balance of pushing the limits but knowing the boundaries.

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Cute story: Remember My Space? Well, I do and the thing I remember about it is that I saw social networking as an

opportunity to upgrade. If it were to be My Space, then it would also be My Rules. I gave myself a makeover, and locked in a younger proile by shaving ten years of my actual age.

It seemed innocent enough. Besides, doesn’t the computer know it’s impolite to ask a woman’s age?

It was that quiet time before the meteor of Facebook caused My Space to go the way of the dinosaur and before social networks became the soft target of terrorists, hackers and marketing ploys. It was before we decided to follow our cell phones around like idiots—falling of piers, swerving in traic. Before ish had lips.

Eventually I became disenchanted. I neglected My Space. I was a sporadic contributor to Facebook, and I didn’t want to load a million apps on my home screen. Honestly, by the time my mother got a smart phone, I already longed for the days of dial up.

Mom, on the other hand was mesmerized. She loved it. She asked Google for recipes and directions. She never felt compelled to give herself a makeover, or ish lips in her proile pics. Mom was completely conident and comfortable in this world of bits and bytes and, to be honest, it surprised me how quickly she embraced this invasive

technology without so much as a backward glance.

Once she had Siri, it was no longer my responsibility to educate her on must see movies, risky fad diets or how she should remodel her kitchen. hanks to Google, there wasn’t a damn thing she didn’t already know.

hat is until mom encountered Fake News.

She never actually wavered in her political beliefs, but when conservative websites started disseminating false information about her candidate’s physical and mental health, along with live footage that became a meme of the nominee falling into the arms of her handlers and helped into a waiting limo, mom began to question what was fact and what was iction.

In a world where trending topics dictate advertising dollars, Fake News seems to be as good as any other. If it’s only about eyeballs and clicks of the mouse, then who really cares about truth? Sensationalize! Go for it! Shave ten years of your proile. Put your best ish lips forward.

But fake news is not innocent fun. Fake news, especially fake medical news, is a particularly disturbing phenomenon; whether it’s about the health of a candidate, or the purported side efects of a particular method of birth control. Google is something of a double-edged sword. he web opens up a world of information, but we must each decide

which sources to trust.And while I may not be able to

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SENIOR I LiViNG

When it Comes to New Year’s Resolutions:

It Takes a Village

What began as a discussion about New Year’s Resolutions charted a course of its own, when

residents of Bowling Green Retirement Village sat down to share their secrets on living a healthy life along with plans for embracing the changes of the coming year.

Eat right, exercise more, travel, cherish friendships, smile often, encourage your grandchildren, have faith, but not always in that order.

he question was: How have your New Year’s Resolutions changed over time?

“Well, I think I’ve almost come full circle,” says Jo Fleenor. “As a young child I made resolutions to please adults. Make up my bed. Be a good girl. Now that I’m retired,” she explains, “I’m enjoying

my kids, my grandkids, even my great grandchildren, so I pass that along. But I help them. I say, ‘let’s make up the bed for your mom’.”

To clarify, then, I ask her if she means that her New Year’s Resolution has become to stay engaged and help the people she loves navigate some of the challenges they face growing up?

“Yes,” she says. “And also just to get them to make their beds.”

he group chuckles at this.he original group who started the

conversation expands as people come into the chapel expecting to join a pre-scheduled Wednesday meeting. hose Wednesday discussions help residents stay connected with each other emotionally

and mentally. hey switch the topic from week to week, so a discussion about New Year’s Resolutions just a few days before Christmas ofers an ideal opportunity to include new voices.

“You’re gonna record us?” someone asks, noticing my equipment.

“Yes, I want to ind out about your New Year’s Resolutions and how they change over time.”

“Oh, well I decided I wasn’t gonna keep ‘em so I wasn’t gonna make them,” says Sibyl Haynes, and the laughter continues.

But the “baby” of the group, Ann Russell says she will make a resolution. “I had lost 25 pounds and this summer I had a sickness and death in my family.” She says for three months, she was away from home

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in Indiana, supporting her sister through a very emotional loss. “With all the stress and everything I forgot all about what I should and shouldn’t eat.” his is especially important since Russell has to monitor her blood sugar levels carefully.

Her goal is to stay on her diet. “I got of track and I know I can get back on track.”

Her friends tell her not to be hard on herself and point out that food is always a comfort in times of stress. As the conversation progresses, it becomes clear that this group—the youngest of whom is 76 and most of whom are in their 80’s and 90’s—has forged a bond to care about each other’s well-being.

Talk returns to the idea that New Year’s Resolutions are an important part of

beginning anew, no matter a person’s age or circumstances. And because so many resolutions center on physical health, the Village ofers a robust resident life program that blends physical itness with outings, games, crafts and a variety of activities. Marketing Director Don Franks points out, “Not everybody can do everything.”

Walking seems to be the favorite method of exercise, but there is also a full-sized indoor pool for resident use.

“I would rather swim in a creek,” announces Nancy Carveth who grew up in a small town in New York called Kirkville and still deines herself as a “Yankee.”

Mania Ritter says she enjoys the pool, but her primary resolution is to think less about herself and more about others.

Ritter is European by birth and says she saw a lot of hardship in her life because of the War. She speaks of watching helpless as her younger brother starved to death. Born in Germany to Russian parents, Ritter took refuge in France and was stateless for a time. She married an American from Illinois and eventually settled in Bowling Green. It seems her New Year’s resolution is to overcome adversity through sheer determination.

She also relies on a special dietary power food that she likes to call, “red wine.” Ritter’s comment about her go-to supplement straddles two competing conversations—one about healthy eating and the other about spirituality. Red wine may encompass both categories, but even

Residents of Bowling

Green Retirement

Village sat down to

share their secrets

on living a healthy

life as well as plans

for embracing the

changes of the

coming year.

Norman Strain


more so, the group agrees that having faith in God—however it’s deined—is a critical part of aging gracefully.

“I’ve always had church as a very important part of my life,” says Fleenor. “My husband was sick for twenty years in bed with MS and it didn’t phase me or the children one bit. We built life around him and kept on going but I put a lot of that on religion.”

Emma Garrison says her resiliency was also hard won. “My husband was killed in WWII.” At that time, she had a three-year-old daughter and remembers the men who rode up on a bicycle to deliver the bad news of her husband’s death. She says in those days, there was no counseling, or therapy. It was just a knock on the door and a telegram.

One resident says she has had two deaths in her family in as many weeks. But “family” as it turns out, isn’t necessarily deined by biology, nor is it next-of-kin.

It seems somewhere along the line, she redeined family to mean—her fellow residents—the people in this room. She says their faith in and love for each other keeps them going through diicult times.

Bobbye Brownyard taught school for many years before retiring but still believes that being around children is a great way to keep a positive attitude.

I have to confess to the residents that I probably have less faith than I should. “Where can I go to last minute shop for that positive attitude?” I joke.

his time, they don’t laugh.Resident Norman Strain says I should

consider embracing the mantra that he learned from his best friend who recently died from a painful cancer but never let his predicament bring other people down. “I’m too blessed to be stressed,” Strain repeats.

Lucinda and Baun Everley are both residents at the Retirement Village and they have been married for 75 years. When

asked how they keep a positive attitude, Lucinda, points to her husband and says she gets it from him. Baun explains, “It’s too late in life to have any other.”

“So it’s the natural order of life that comforts you?” I ask.

Baun answers, “All I have to say about resolutions is that when I got ready to go into the service (many years ago), Lucinda and I made a pact. We resolved that God would take care of us. And through that period of time I was in the service, we were cared for.”

He speaks for his wife when he says they love where they’re living. “Our kids are happy for us to be here. hose people who are leaders at this establishment show a love for us and I’m glad to spend my last years here.”

“We feel at home,” says Lucinda. “And you can’t beat that.”

I asked the group what they would give to the next generation if imaginary things

Baun and Lucinda everley From left, Jo Fleenor, Ann Russell and seated Walter Richards

Mania Ritter Sibyl Haynes


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could be wrapped and put under the Christmas tree and the irst thing I heard was, “respect.”

hey explained that it wasn’t simply the need to respect older people, but that younger people also needed more respect. It was clear that this older generation saw things missing in today’s fast-paced whirlwind life.

“Yes, and they should know how to write in cursive,” someone suggested.

And read a clock that’s round.And read a map without having to rely

on a cell phone.Walter Richards says he worked for

many years in the facilities department at WKU and he would like the younger generation to be less wasteful and more appreciative of material things. He says the simple act of appreciating what is provided to you is a resolution people should make every single day.

Strain would give the younger generation another phrase. In addition to being too blessed to be stressed—he believes in the old saying: ‘Because I said so.’

“Whenever your mother told you to do something, you didn’t ask ‘why’,” he says. “In this day and time, they keep having to give ‘em a reason when they’re told to do something. It bothers me.”

“So your gift is simply to tell them, ‘Because I said so’?”

“Yep.”But the group is not unaware of or

insensitive to the enormous challenges facing young people today and most agree they wouldn’t want to be starting over. heir goal—their shared resolution—is to ofer themselves as role models.

“Probably the worst thing in my generation was smoking,” says Fleenor. “How many years did I say I was gonna quit smoking?” she asks aloud. “Maybe thirty years?”

She says she would make the same resolution year after year, but was unable to quit.

“So what made the diference?” I ask.“I think I just got tired of hearing people

say, ‘go outside’,” she says. “And we moved into a new house and I didn’t want the smell of smoke in my house. hings like that.”

“And these days, smoking is just not accepted like it was,” she explains. “And I have my grandchildren. I have to set a good example.”

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What do millions of older citizens of China have in common with a group of older residents right here in

Bowling Green? If you guessed Tai Chi, you are correct.

Tai Chi is short for Tai Chi Chuan or taiji quan and literally translates to Supreme Ultimate Boxing. It has its roots in martial arts, but when the movements are slowed and distilled to their essence, Tai Chi becomes a gentle dance and a healing exercise. Practitioners focus on mindfulness, and proper breathing while repeating a very deliberate choreography

designed to circulate the life force — or qi — and keep the body healthy.

And while their Chinese counterparts may rise with the sun to complete their exercises, here in Bowling Green, the 9 o’clock hour on Wednesday mornings inds Society for Lifelong Learning (SLL) participants, all of them older than 50, decked in comfortable clothing and rearranging tables to make room in the lex spaces of the Knicely Conference Center.

Led by instructor Haiwang Yuan, they have come to learn and, ultimately, master the basic movements and mindfulness of this ancient healing exercise.

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Taiji Master Haiwang Yuan


The All About China class had the chance to try out some Taiji.

Taiji Master Haiwang Yuan teaches a 6 week course on elementary Taiji: An introduction to a Way of Relaxing and exercising. This course gives a brief introduction to the Chinese “shadow boxing” Taiji or Taijiquan as well as related background cultural knowledge. Most of the time will be devoted to demonstrating and teaching of the Taiji moves that constitute the simpliied 13 forms of the traditional Yang-style Taiji routine. By the end of the course, participants will be able to continue teaching themselves and reinforcing what they have learned in class.

Taiji got off to a energetic start as the class learned the irst of 13 movements.

Tai Chi is short

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or taiji quan and

literally translates

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Ultimate Boxing.


Yuan, a professor of Library Public Services at WKU as well as a proliic author, views his role as a cultural ambassador. “I see myself as a bridge between the cultures of the East and the West,” he says.

He is originally from one of the largest cities in China, where Tai Chi is practiced in parks and public places by millions of people young and old. Ironically, he didn’t develop an appreciation for the healing beneits of Tai Chi until after he left China and became an American citizen. In 2011, while traveling back to his homeland with WKU’s Confucius Institute, Yuan participated in a Tai Chi demonstration, which inspired him to begin his formal study.

He is self-taught using online videos, and he says he practices every day. he exercises and the practice of Tai Chi make him feel younger and he says his “memory grew much stronger.” For the past two years, he has shared his knowledge of the exercise, along with stories and cultural insights he weaves into the classroom practice.

Barbara Johnston chairs the curriculum committee for the SLL. She says Yuan’s classes are extremely popular. “he students absolutely love him,” Johnston

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says. “He is very gentle, very funny and loves to share his knowledge with them.”

Yuan will return for the spring term. He says he will ofer a new class on what he calls “Eight Brocade.” He says it is similar to Tai Chi, but has a little more emphasis on the exercise of qi.

“he class is supplemented with the stories I have retold in my books, and they can be used as a window to peep into the recess of the mysterious and yet fascinating Chinese culture,” he says.

he SLL also hosts a lecture series called Food For hought. During the Spring Semester, Yuan will deliver an evening presentation on “China Yesterday and Today” that will feature a Chinese-themed menu to complement his talk.

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The deadline is Feb. 16 to apply for a spot on the Over 50 Citizens Academy sponsored by the City of Bowling Green, WKU, AARP and the World Health Organization. he event takes place over four days,

March 2-8, excluding Saturday and Sunday.Karen Foley, Neighborhood Services Coordinator for the City

of Bowling Green, helps organize the Academy and reports its indings to the appropriate agencies.

he Academy is part of the Age Friendly Bowling Green initiative, which examines the assets and opportunities of a community to see how resources are available (or not) to people of retirement age.

Academy participants will spend four days touring and becoming familiar with diferent city agencies including the ire department, the police department and public works. hey will actually use the public transportation system, and they will examine such issues as social inclusion and accessibility.

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SENIOR I CLASS

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Participation is limited to around 30 people and applications will be accepted on a irst-come, irst-served basis. Participants must be over age 50, but, as Foley points out, their insights will often be useful to younger generations as well. “Sometimes the same things that make life easier for older people also make life easier for younger people,” she says.

For example, whenever and wherever the city maintains a good sidewalk network without hazardous bumps or imperfections, it’s easier to push a child in a stroller, it is safer for tricycles and bicycles, and people in motorized wheelchairs are also able to access the route.

his behind-the-scenes look at city government in real time during work hours will ofer insights on everything from budgeting to how decisions are made. “It gives (participants) a real frame of reference as far as what we have to work with on a local level,” Foley says.

he primary purpose of the Academy is not “to make demands,” she says, but rather to compile relevant information that is then disseminated to other people studying gerontology, and also to build networking opportunities for participants.

In addition to simply getting to know one another, volunteers who participate in the Academy may decide to join other

boards or organizations. “We’re always looking at ways to plug people in, so this gives us a new set of people who we can turn to,” Foley says.

his is the ifth Academy class that Foley has helped organize and she says an annual reunion facilitates continuity from one class to the next. “his will be our ifth class, and we’ve sort of done a reunion every year to connect the diferent classes with one another and to continue the discussion of things we should be thinking about in BG to make us more age friendly,” she explains.

Roundtable discussions have also been part of the program. hese open discussions on everything from inding a good doctor to replacing a retired plumber, occur on the inal day of class, but Foley says some of the alumni got together and decided to keep an open forum via a Facebook group.

She says this “technology piece” can broaden their reach, keep people connected and allow even those who may have limited mobility to add their voices to the chorus of people trying to make Bowling Green a better place to grow old.

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FOOD I FOR THOUGHT

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A commitment to health and wellness means taking care of yourself and your family, exercising and eating right. he New Year is the perfect time to refocus your goals and make better health a priority.

A nutrient-rich breakfast can set you up for success each and every day. Dairy foods like milk, cheese and yogurt are good sources of high-quality protein, which is an essential part of a healthy diet. Protein serves as the building block for cells throughout the body and may aid in managing weight by helping you feel full.

By adding protein to your day, health and wellness goals can become easier to achieve. Daily protein needs should be met by spreading intake throughout the day in every meal and snack you eat. Not only does protein help satisfy hunger, which may aid in weight management, but it also helps preserve muscle.

No matter your breakfast style, dairy foods can enhance your dish. hese recipes show how, from sweet to savory and cold to hot, your breakfast can be unique while providing high-quality nutrition in each bite. Learn more about the role of dairy in a healthy diet at MilkMeansMore.org.

Breakfast recipes for a Healthy New Year


WHITE PIZZA FRITTATARecipe created by Rachel Cooks on behalf of Milk Means More

Prep time: 10 minutesCook time: 35 minutes

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1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 large clove garlic, minced

12 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and water pressed out

12 large eggs

¼ cup skim milk

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

½ teaspoon dried oregano leaves

¾ cup part-skim ricotta cheese

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

¼ cup minced fresh basil

½ cup shredded, part-skim mozzarella cheese

Heat oven to 325 F.In oven-safe skillet, heat olive oil over

medium heat. Add garlic and cook 2 minutes, or until fragrant. Once garlic is fragrant, add spinach; break up to incorporate and heat.

In medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, pepper, oregano, ricotta, Parmesan and basil.

Add egg mixture to skillet, reduce heat to low and cook 1 minute, stirring gently. Move to oven and bake 25-30 minutes, or until eggs are almost completely set.

Carefully remove from oven and add mozzarella. Return to oven and bake until mozzarella is melted, about 5 minutes.

May be served hot, at room temperature or cold.

RICOTTA AND FIG OATMEALRecipe created by Foxes Love Lemons on behalf of Milk Means More

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 3 minutes

SERVINGS: 1

¾ cup milk

½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats

1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

2 tablespoons ricotta cheese

2 dried igs, halved

1 tablespoon sliced almonds

1 tablespoon honeyIn microwave-safe bowl, stir together

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Remove bowl from microwave; stir in ricotta. To serve, top with igs and almonds, and drizzle with honey.

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Heat griddle or large skillet over medium heat. Using 1/4 measuring cup, pour batter onto griddle. Gently place several blueberries all over surface of pancakes.

Flip pancakes when bubbles start to form around edges and bottoms are golden brown. Cook on other side until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove to plate and cover to keep warm.

Top pancakes with additional blue-berries and syrup before serving, if desired.

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OATS

1 cup 2 percent milk

¾ cup water

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup old-fashioned oats

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½ cup sweet onion, peeled and chopped

1½ teaspoons light olive oil

1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes with green chilies

¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder

2 eggs

kosher salt

black pepper

¼ cup sharp cheddar cheese, freshly grated

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WALK I YOUR TALK

We see a lot of motivational phrases written for recreational athletes. One of the most popular is

the Nike slogan: “Just do it.” his is great for getting us up from the couch and out the door, especially in the beginning phases of training.

“Just do it” has been motivating millions to lace up the running shoes and get out on the road. If we are to enjoy a life of motion and itness, we must listen to the wisdom of caution as well as the pump of motivation.

A goal for many of us is to be athletic long into our senior years, pursuing a lifestyle where being it is the norm and being super it is achievable. We learn to listen to our bodies telling us that sometimes less mileage can be more beneicial and rest can be even better.

Athletes are going to have occasional aches, pains and soreness from training, especially after a particularly hard workout session. hose aches and pains can be warnings we are doing too much and close to breaking down. Soreness is our body’s way of asking for a rest day. Usually, an injury occurs after we have made changes to our normal routine.

Training harder for a special race or just adding intensity too quickly can cause an injury. A common theme shared by the majority of instructional literature for recreational athletes is to make increases in mileage and intensity slowly over time.

here are three tried-and-true rules of

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the same week. • Take an easy day after a hard day. Failure to follow these wise rules leads to

most athletic injuries. Rest is one of the most underrated of all the parts of a good training routine. We need to look at rest as the second part of a workout. he irst is the physical, where we stress our muscles. Rest is where the muscles are rebuilt stronger. he best improvements in personal performance are achieved by following those simple rules.

We hear motivational phrases that are ine at the right time, but totally wrong at other times. here is an old saying among runners and walkers that is as true today as it ever was: “If I’m limping up to the starting line of a race, somebody please stop me!” When hurting, we don’t need to be listening to well-meaning friends giving advice like, “Just shake it of,” or “It will be ine after a good warm-up.” Determination is great; however, determination, along with the wisdom of caution, is the winning combination.

It’s not just a step, it’s a start..~ Dave

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