Do
you realize that the only time in our lives when we
like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than
10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think
in fractions.
"How
old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're
never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going
on five! That's the key.
You
get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You
jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
"How old are you?"
"I'm gonna be 16!" You could be
13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day
of your life . . you become 21. Even the words sound like
a ceremony . . . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
But
then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you
sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out.
There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling What's
wrong? What's changed?
You
BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put
on the brakes, it's all slipping
away. Before you know it, you REACH 50
and
your dreams are gone.
But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You
didn't think you would!
So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40,
REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
You've built up so much speed that
you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT
Wednesday!
You get into your 80's and every day
is a complete cycle; you HIT
lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't
end there. Into the 90's, you
start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."
Then
a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you
become a little kid again. "I'm 100
and a half!"
May you all make it to a healthy 100
and a half!!
HOW
TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers.
This includes age, weight and
height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you
pay "them."
2.
Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3.
Keep learning. Learn more about the computer,
crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let
the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's
workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4.
Enjoy the simple things.
5.
Laugh often,
long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6.
The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only
person, who is with us our entire
life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7.
Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family,
pets, keepsakes, music, plants,
hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8.
Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is
unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what
you can improve, get help.
9.
Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to
the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the
guilt is.
10.
Tell the people you love that you love them, at every
opportunity.
AND
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life
is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by
the moments that take our breath away.
Share
this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest
each day!!
