Arn Langner: What We Think We Be

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There is a saying “what we think, we become”. In many ways it is proven by Arn Langner, who refuse to become sick despite his age, building up health issues, lost of the spouse, and probably some other issues not mentioned in the film (Colmers & Christensen, 2010). Instead of thinking about the illness, Arn is performing tasks that make up his days–cooking, exercise, running tasks for a neighbor, planting trees, feeding horses, etc. Arn seems to be molding his days into what he wants them to be. Arn’s approach to his own health and life is pretty inspiring and in my opinion, one of the best ways to ward off age–related chronic conditions.
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