How To Stay Young {Insp}

"How To Stay Young"

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! (Or fibrofog - LadyHawke)

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 or 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, endure gracefully.
{I haven't learned this one yet - LadyHawke}

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 chance!
Received on Sun Feb 11 06:56:57 2007