Isabel’s Journey - Because Life Ain’t Over Yet

This blogpost continues from my last post, where I am taking what I've learned from a Hollywood icon and reworking my life into something that I can find happiness in. My first takeaway was to let go of bad habits. So far, this has been going ok - I feel I need more time to reflect on the lasting effects this change will have. Here's my second take away from Dick Van Dyke's life: Go to the gym. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've talked about it before: I hate exercise. Physically exerting myself has never felt "good". I've done it before because you had to do it for school, or because I wanted to prove to people I was stronger than I looked. The only middle school year I attended (I lived in the UK during my 7th and 8th grade years, so technically, I only went to 6th grade), I actually had to bike to a neighborhood a couple blocks over from mine to attend the middle school I wanted. They had a great band program, and that was important to me. My parents for s...

Happy Holidays everyone, and Happy Birthday to Dick Van Dyke! The Hollywood legend turned 100 on December 13, 2025 - and his life story is one that I can take inspiration from on my life moving forward. ~~~~~~~ Dick Van Dyke is a phenomenal actor, comedian, singer, and dancer of the TV Golden Age, AND he's still up and about, making life his own, at 100 years old. How the heck does that man do it? I imagine how hard it must be to get up everyday, and make life happen when your body has other ideas. I struggle with mental issues - I can't imagine physical issues at this time. But as this man's birthday rolled around, I did some research to see how he keeps going, and let me tell you: the man has earned my respect when it comes to living life. ~~~ I looked up a few articles that talked about Dick's life; they're listed here as reference material: https://people.com/dick-van-dyke-made-it-100-by-giving-up-alcohol-and-cigarettes-11862068 https://www.today.com/health/agin...