LIVE WHILE YOU'RE ALIVE
We all need to read this one over and over until
it
becomes part of who we are!
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Try everything twice. On Madam's tombstone
(of
Waylon 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.
Remember: 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. You are worth it!
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.
