Youthful Spirit Get creative

Try a new hobby that involves making something. Throw clay, knead dough, knit with chunky needles. Join a patchworking circle, a life-drawing class, or upholstery lessons. If you prefer to be alone, sit down and start that autobiography, record your thoughts in poetry, or sketch with charcoal. Studies show that being creative improves mental and physical well-being and memory skills, reduces depression, and leads to enhanced joie de vivre in seniors. Success breeds greater expectations of success in future endeavors.