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 80s 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 90s, you
start going backwards; "I was JUST
92."
Then a strange thing happens. If you make it
over100, 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 doctor worry about them.
That is why you pay him/her.
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, 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.