say YES to aging !

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 t
hirty-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... ( can watch XXX "legally")

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 ( or made ).

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 90s, 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.
So visit this BLOG more often.....it enlighten you, it update you with news of
your good old friends, it recall your damn old GOOD memories...& it keeps you
smiling all day long !!!



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.


So keep thinking of doing something like ......



4. Enjoy doing the simple & CREATIVE things like.........




5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath like reading this toon..

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.
( eat more Cajun's gumbo, red bean rice, French donuts etc )


9. Take a trip to the shopping mall, even to the next
county; to a foreign country ....doing something non-routine & enjoy yourself for a CHANGE .......

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.

So all od us going to "hit" 50 real soon....or already did.

so WHAT ??

Knowing that we are goning 50 & 60 & 70 & 80 & ......maybe 90...

So WHY RUSH ???


Whether you dash or rush or " switch to gear 1 " ....it wont turn back the clock to the 40's....

50 is pre-installed & it is to come anyway !

So, just take things EZ and just stop once a while to look & appreciate the flowers, the trees and the amazing people & nature ( & this BLOG ) around you .

make it a bit slow slow.....


Enjoy a cup of kopi &.......

^,,,,,^ -> BL ( too old to do anything but jokes......)