Grumbles, I understand and agree with the growing as a person. I, too, wish I'd started earlier, but let's just be thankful we started and are getting somewhere - after all as my 99 year old grandmother says "It's never too late."
Keep pushing with the activities - it, as you have seen, makes a big difference as we do more! And we don't have to like them all and if we don't like them, we don't have to do them again - but try something new!
Let's keep growing and going!
Hmmmm, golf - I used to play pre-depression; I played again for the first time in almost 5 years. Most golf courses you can rent clubs and see if you like it before you invest some money. Check in your area for "scrambles". That is a golf match where they pair people in foursomes based on ability (so if you have none - there is someone on every team that is in the same spot) and everyone plays best ball (which ever is closest to the hole). There are also driving ranges. In larger towns, I bet they rent clubs but not around here, I'm just not sure. Anyway, it's a game where you really play against your self. It's relaxing, fun and I don't walk the course, I use a golf cart - lol, I should walk!
Strength, my son and I always played board games. When he was younger "chutes and ladders" hi ho cherry-o, memory card games and plain card games and as he got older "Boggle, Scrabble, Monopoly, Risk, Who sunk my battleship". I think kids learn things from games and it helps them mentally. It also gave us bonding time in the winter months and we had fun. My son and I are still playing games and he's 30 - and competitive. I also taught him how to play Chess but he far exceeds me in those skills now. lol, I'm no competition for him (I think this is great though). I still beat him at Boggle!
