luxuries that enhance your life

Aug 19, 2025

Photos of Dharma are featured in today’s post because it’s her birthday! ❤️🎂

Rarely on Facebook, I popped over for a brief minute and somehow… SOMEHOW… a video clip of a pole dancer wound up in my feed. What made it interesting — and why I’m sharing my find today — is because said pole dancer is 76 years-old!

A 76 year-old woman in a 2-piece outfit is hard to ignore.

Neither Dharma nor I knew if we should be amazed and say, “ATTA GIRL!” — or, “Put more clothes on.

Dharma think old women should wear lots of clothes.

Thinking about my nightly experiences on the yoga mat doing stretches, I’ll admit I was intrigued how she could stay so limber. Don’t get me wrong. She didn’t look 45 or anything… but she was doing the ‘upside down hanging onto a pole with your legs’ move like a boss.

I clicked her link to Instagram because I couldn’t help myself.

What I found there was more shots of her hanging upside down; one of her playing with her cat; and a list of 8 luxuries to enhance your life. Dharma was tuned in too.

Dharma is tuned in.

I’m sharing the list with you.

I figure if you just pick a couple of them to work on, you might find them useful.

  1. A good night’s sleep and colorful sunsets – improves memory
  2. Slow mornings — reduces anxiety
  3. Freedom to choose – increases happiness
  4. Time for fun an play – sharpens mental clarity
  5. Listening to birds singing or taking a long walk — enhances creativity
  6. A good book, freely expressing yourself, or a day nap — reduces stress
  7. A favorite home-cooked meal – improves mood
  8. A good conversation — promotes connection

Owning a great dog isn’t in the list above as a luxury that enhances you life. But it should be in the #1 spot.


Now you know: Catfish is the only seafood that is not regulated by the FDA. Instead it is regulated by the USDA similarly to meat and poultry.