At sixty, my husband retired (退休) from a high-stress and challenging job. We have been (happy) married for thirty-five years. But I have to say that my husband's transition (过渡) to retirement was one of (big) challenges in our life. For the first time, he felt lost. How would he find purpose and make living that could allow for a healthier lifestyle?
During the last Christmas, I bought him one yoga card. I found the magic of yoga a few years earlier and wanted to share him. He was thankful, but the gift card (hide) in his wallet. One evening over dinner, after completing al the housework, he said something surprising, "I think I may use that yoga card and take a yoga class for (begin)." Then, I realized yoga was really (help) to him. The transition taught him how (make) a great change in life. He would soon learn that yoga is not about competing, but showing up without judgment (评价). I hoped the lessons would make him feel relaxed.
Well, things have changed since then. My husband has always been a gentle man, but ever since he decided to take a yoga class, he (become) much gentler. And all our grown children now throw a yoga mat (垫) in their back seat. Dad and Mom do it, it must be worth a try.