Staying Vertical

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein

My priorities change as I make more trips around the sun. Lately, the focus has been on staying vertical. While falling is love is quite enjoyable, I want nothing to do with other types of falling as the consequences of the earth's gravitational pull can be serious at my age.

To avoid looking like a septuagenarian toddler, I have several exercises that involve standing on one leg and bending forward. It looks simple, and for some it may be, but I find it highly frustrating at times as I wiggle and wobble. Still, there are days when I can focus and get it right, which brings on a minor celebration.

All this work helps me to keep moving forward and remain upright in the process. For those of you who are feeling frisky this morning, try standing on one leg with your eyes closed and let me know how long you remained in that position.

I discovered this early morning composition in Jasper, IN.