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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

#69 HOW TO STAY YOUNG

We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are!

1. Try everything twice. On Madams tombstone (of Whelan's and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice...loved it both times!

2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches;)

3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get 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. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.

6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE 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.

11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.


Lost time can never be found!

#69


4 comments:

bronxbt said...

jack, love your entry. seems like you may somehow be referring to me tho with the grouchy comment up above.

regarding your comment on my site:

http://www.slide.com/

it's free, it's fun, and even a brainless amoeba like I can do it.. so i'm sure you'll master it even faster.

Compatible with Blog JR and the new Beta - when yer done with the slide show setup, etc. make sure you CLICK the left side bar TAB that is "per your specific Blog site"

the dynamic hyperlink that is generated refeshes live too, so if you goto SLIDE at anytime and make changes, they'll immediately refresh those changes on your entry.

cooh stuff

Jack K. said...

You may be the only one who thinks of you as grouchy.

It ain't me. Do you want me to change my mind? giggle, giggle, yuk, yuk, lol, snerx.

I'll take another look at the slide site. You will know the results on a future visit.

Peter said...

Very sage advice there Jack.

Polly said...

See Jack? Getting soft and dreamy in your maturing years.
Good stuff.