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Welcome to The Club v3.4 Fall 2023

A Magazine for 55+ Like No Other! Welcome to The Club features timeless articles and anecdotes including many from the archives of Daytripping Magazine. It's online at www.welcometotheclub.ca and is also distributed free in Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario.

A Magazine for 55+ Like No Other!
Welcome to The Club features timeless articles and anecdotes including many from the archives of Daytripping Magazine. It's online at www.welcometotheclub.ca and is also distributed free in Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario.

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Counting My Blessings<br />

By Jeanette Paddon, St. Thomas • from Daytripping Sept-Oct 2015<br />

By the time you read this, it will<br />

nearly be autumn. Somehow, that<br />

seems incredible, as <strong>to</strong>day is only the<br />

first official day of summer. Yet, I know<br />

how quickly time goes by, especially<br />

in the summertime and even more so<br />

as I grow older. Having nearly reached<br />

seven decades, I appreciate life now<br />

more than ever and try <strong>to</strong> spend more<br />

time “smelling the roses.” After having<br />

taken it for granted for so many years,<br />

I realize now that life is a gift.<br />

Over the years, so busy trying<br />

<strong>to</strong> get through each day, I did not<br />

always take time <strong>to</strong> simply enjoy the<br />

moment. Suddenly I realize that the<br />

best years are behind me, and now I<br />

finally understand that success means<br />

health, family and friends, not the<br />

amount of money we have saved. We<br />

all know people who have plenty, yet<br />

do not know happiness.<br />

Today, I am savouring every moment<br />

of this perfect day. After spending the<br />

morning cutting grass<br />

and clipping overgrown<br />

shrubs I found a spot<br />

for a lovely new plant I<br />

bought on a visit <strong>to</strong> my<br />

favourite garden centre.<br />

I am now enjoying lunch<br />

outside while admiring<br />

the fruits of my labour.<br />

We have had plenty of<br />

rain so everything is<br />

flourishing, and nature<br />

is blooming. <strong>The</strong> air is<br />

balmy and fresh, which<br />

makes me realize this is<br />

the kind of day I looked forward <strong>to</strong> last<br />

winter. <strong>The</strong>refore, I will enjoy it for as<br />

long as it takes and feel no guilt in not<br />

doing something more productive; for<br />

though work is important, so are rest<br />

and contemplation.<br />

Today, I am thankful for everything<br />

that gives significance <strong>to</strong> my life. I lean<br />

back in my chair listening <strong>to</strong> the birds<br />

while looking at the numerous huge<br />

trees that grace and give shade <strong>to</strong><br />

my neighborhood. As I watch a hawk<br />

riding the air currents effortlessly I<br />

see the trail of a jet so far up in the<br />

skies; the jet itself is only a dot in<br />

the azure blue. It is flying west, and<br />

I cannot help but wonder where it is<br />

going. I hope that everyone aboard<br />

is heading for a holiday <strong>to</strong> visit loved<br />

ones. This also brings <strong>to</strong> mind the trip<br />

I may undertake with a friend next<br />

winter, <strong>to</strong> a far off destination. TIme<br />

will tell. Today, I will simply enjoy the<br />

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What Are YOU<br />

Afraid Of?<br />

Some common and not-so-common phobias<br />

Agoraphobia<br />

Ailurophobia<br />

Algophobia<br />

Androphobia<br />

Anthrophobia<br />

Apiphobia<br />

Au<strong>to</strong>phobia<br />

Ceraunophobia<br />

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Gamophobia<br />

Gynephobia<br />

Hema<strong>to</strong>phobia<br />

Hydrophobia<br />

Iatrophobia<br />

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fear of pain<br />

fear of men<br />

fear of people<br />

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fear of being alone<br />

fear of thunder<br />

fear of enclosed places<br />

fear of insects<br />

fear of marriage<br />

fear of women<br />

fear of blood<br />

fear of water<br />

fear of doc<strong>to</strong>rs<br />

Mysophobia<br />

Nosophobia<br />

Nyc<strong>to</strong>phobia<br />

Ochlophobia<br />

Ombrophobia<br />

Pan<strong>to</strong>phobia<br />

Pediphobia<br />

Pyrophobia<br />

Si<strong>to</strong>phobia<br />

Technophobia<br />

Thana<strong>to</strong>phobia<br />

Topophobia<br />

Trichophobia<br />

Vesophobia<br />

Xenophobia<br />

Zoophobia<br />

fear of germs<br />

fear of disease<br />

fear of darkness, night<br />

fear of crowds<br />

fear of rain<br />

fear of fears<br />

fear of children, dolls<br />

fear of fire<br />

fear of food<br />

fear of technology<br />

fear of death<br />

fear of performing<br />

fear of hair<br />

fear of clothing<br />

fear of strangers<br />

fear of animals<br />

FALL <strong>2023</strong> Superstitions... If you spill pepper you will have a serious argument with your best friend. P A G E 33

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