I was listening to a podcast about longevity the other day. Longevity centers, treatments, the latest “hacks.” Plenty to be curious about.
I’m always curious about that. If something might help us enjoy more years of life, I can understand wanting to learn about it.
But somewhere in the conversation, I started thinking about houses.
Probably not where the podcast intended to take me.
When we walk through a house, we notice the kitchen, the windows, maybe a porch where we can picture ourselves having coffee. I can’t remember anyone saying, “You have to come see this foundation.”
Yet everything we just admired is counting on it.
A new kitchen can be wonderful. But if the floor starts to slope, a nicer countertop probably won’t settle the matter.
That made me think about our own foundations. Sleep. Movement. The food we eat. Time with people we enjoy.
Things we’ve heard about so often that we might almost say, “Yes, I know.”
I do that, too.
I might spend part of my lunch break reading about ways to stay healthy, then realize I could have spent some of that time taking a walk.
And who knows where the walk might lead? I may bump into someone I know or strike up a conversation with someone I’ve never met. Either way, I have a feeling I’ll return a little better than when I left.
Quite a bit for an ordinary walk.
Something familiar can still have more to offer than we give it credit for. And much of it costs little or nothing.
With only so much time in a day, I’d like the effort I give to my health to count. Time is one thing we can’t get back, even when we’re spending it trying to gain more.
I’m still curious about what’s new. But I’m starting to wonder what I pass by simply because I already know it’s there.
That porch comes to mind again. A walk, a conversation along the way, then a cup of coffee. Funny how looking after the foundation can look a lot like enjoying the house.
None of this is new to me. But today, when I think, “Yes, I know,” I might pause long enough to ask, “What could I do with that?”
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