{"id":235408,"date":"2026-01-15T23:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/235408\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T23:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:22:08","slug":"asking-eric-how-to-deal-with-aches-and-pains-as-you-get-older","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/235408\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking Eric: How to deal with aches and pains as you get older"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/advice\/\" title=\"Navigate to Advice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Advice<\/a>Published: Jan. 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"asking-eric-aches-20251129\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PSSX5GWU25CT5ONQGIBWEPPB6Y.jpg\"  \/>In today&#8217;s Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas shares a reader&#8217;s advice about how to deal with aches and pains as you age.(Dreamstime\/TCA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QZP4AJWKUBDD7A6FEQHADMIB2E\">Dear Eric: As a 73-year-old with plenty of aches and pains, I have a suggestion for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/advice\/2025\/12\/asking-eric-i-dont-want-to-have-sad-conversations-with-my-friends.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/advice\/2025\/12\/asking-eric-i-dont-want-to-have-sad-conversations-with-my-friends.html\">The Cup is Half Full<\/a>\u201d, whose friend group was overtaken by medical complaints. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UMTI7DPG2NFDHIPOFUGJB4OLQE\">My group of friends and family refer to this kind of talk with humor as the \u201cOrgan Recital.\u201d We limit our Organ Recitals to 15 minutes per visit for the group and then move on to other topics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OSSPNQZJXRFNDNTWAMJYSDGWVQ\">\u2013 Achy Lady<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"N4X4YO7TDBCKNDN6PMLR53FX2M\">Dear Lady: The Organ Recital was a very popular suggestion. Love it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CSB5RW4LEBEOVOXFK73BY2ZP7A\">(Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/advice\/2026\/01\/mailto:eric@askingeric.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">eric@askingeric.com<\/a> or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110. Follow him on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oureric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and sign up for his weekly newsletter at <a href=\"https:\/\/rericthomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rericthomas.com<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KTGINYCQ6NALBN7LIHOAPQYCAE\">\u00a92025 Tribune Content Agency, LLC<\/p>\n<p>R. Eric Thomas (he\/him) is a national bestselling author, playwright, and screenwriter. His memoir, Here for It, or How to Save Your Soul in America, which Lin-Manuel Miranda hailed as \u201cpop culture-obsessed,&#8230; more<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AdvicePublished: Jan. 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.In today&#8217;s Asking Eric column, R. 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