Choosing a seniors sports recreation calls for some soul

searching. Or instead, what is really needed is childs

play. The guiding motivation.shouldn't be doing what you're

good at, but what you enjoy doing.

When you were a child, what did you do for fun. Did you wash

the car because you could get it really clean? Maybe you

mowed the lawn because you liked the smell of newly cut

grass and your dad would pat you on the back.

Be honest, neither task ranked very high in your fun list

back then.

Did you like fishing? Then why not unpack the old spinning

rod and reel, and dig out your favorite lures. Do you revel

in the game of golf? Go dust off your irons and woods and

find a great course to play on.

The phrase seniors sports recreation actually means to

remember something once again. Senior recreation should do

just that. Let's look at fishing. Whether you're a senior

man or woman is of no consequence.

Did you love fishing when you were a child? Can you dredge

up long forgotten memories of fishing with your dad or uncle

from years past?

Can you close your eyes and once again smell the lake or

stream you fished when you were young? Do you remember the

surge of unbridled joy when you first felt a bass on your

line?

Can you savor again the warm sun on the back of your neck

while holding the fishing rod, waiting impatiently for

something, anything to strike the bait?

Do you recall the pride of retelling the story of catching

the fish to your classmates at school? What price would you

be willing to pay now to relive that event again?

That is the definition of recreation, or re-creation of a

once experienced joyous feeling.

Here's three steps to take..

1. Physicians specializing in the study of the human mind

tell us that we all need to step back from our everyday

cares and worries at regular intervals. Every human being

should reprogram his, or her, mental apparatus from time to

time.

2. In the world of computer technology they call it

rebooting the machine. They do it by simply shutting it

down for a moment. This allows the electrical patterns of

the computer's inner workings to rearrange themselves once

again into efficient activity.

3. How can we humans reboot our mental programs? Very

simply…it's called having fun! Let's continue musing about

fishing, but it could be any sports recreation.

The human psyche, which we all have, is geared toward

competition. Simply having fun doing something is not

always easy. We often find ourselves competing with another

person. Sometimes we even compete with ourselves.

At fishing, we often strive to surpass our own history of

performance. When we fish with a buddy, or mate, we find

ourselves keeping tabs on them out of the corner of our eye.

Do you feel a twinge of anger, or even envy, if they catch

something before you do? This is a mental prompt that you

need to reboot your mind. You can't turn yourself off like a

computer, but you can redirect your thoughts.

You simply have to remind yourself that you are there to

have fun. A wise person once wrote that: "Life is not

what's happening on the outside…but how you perceive it on

the inside."

Be happy that the other person with you is enjoying this

good time with you. Be delighted in the mechanics of

fishing. Read fishing magazines in your spare time at home

and enjoy talking with friends about the sport.

Compare the benefits of various pieces of equipment and

lures. Reboot your mind to have fun and refuse to compete

with anyone else…including your past efforts.

Have fun with your senior sports recreation, and watch your

outlook on the rest of your life improve and expand.

Senior recreation is worth its weight in gold.

And it really can be a taste of youth!