Judy and I both deeply committed to "no drama and no secrets" when we got married. It's worked out pretty well for the last 49 years...
And being her Superman, I also convinced her that Kryptonite is the only thing that can hurt me...I think she might still believe that!
But recently, there might be something which I have not mentioned to her...
I saw a training video a while back on operating big equipment and the instructor talked about always maintaining three points of contact, two feet and one hand, or two hands and one foot as you climb in or out of equipment.
I've always been very active and reasonably agile, so it sounded like a pretty silly rule at the time. And I'm still fairly active - for a 67 year old...
Although now, that safety guideline is starting to make more sense to me as I work around Windy Hill climbing ladders, climbing trees, cutting wood, climbing on equipment, jumping off trailers, you know, the normal stuff we all do.
After age 65, they started asking a new set of geriatric questions at every Dr. visit. They now include:
"...Have you fallen recently? -> No..."
"...Are you afraid of falling? -> No..."
And I'm truly not afraid of falling...
But I AM afraid about how long it might now take to heal if I did fall and something broke! And even more so, the increased risk of that event triggering a downward health spiral, which we've witnessed firsthand with parents...
And so, I've started consciously using the 3 points of contact rule while working around Windy Hill. And I've not told Judy this, but...
I think I might be starting to slow down just a bit also...
...So maybe I'm keeping two secrets from her...
Let the adventure continue...
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