Getting older and older..

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 10:13

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?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 10:14

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 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!!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 10:14

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.



3.Keep learning. ! Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever, even ham radio. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's family 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.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 10:15

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..



AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 10:25

And there is no such thing as an old age pensioner they are only grown up teenagers!!!



The wise words of a lady patient of 102 years that I had the pleasure to meet while she was in hospital.



Chris

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 10:53

Too true Chris.

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 11:17

When I hit 40 I was so depressed and didnt get out of bed all day, once I had got over that I didnt care, 50 was a breeze and 60 was a joy as I got my pension lol.

decanddyl


Joined: 17/01/2009
Posts: 792

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 17:22

My worst birthday ever was turning 20 I was having the time of my life being a teenager !!

After I got over that (in true teenage form about a week later) I just got on with enjoying myself

still do.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 17:27

lovely words Bill . We should all adopt them as our mantra. My problem is I still think Im a youngster Those who saw me Irish dancing will confirm xxx

Corbo



Joined: 13/09/2009
Posts: 627

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 18:47

Good list Doyen but no mention of sex; being British this is understandable. It is an important issue but somehow is reduced to a naughty subject on here with innuendo thread headlines and subjects about dogs. So I'll add get plenty of sex, but otherwise not bad.

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 18:51

great words of wisdom Bill

Well done

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 19:59

Corbo..agree with you entirely..about the sex THING, and it doesnt make you blind ..says he from behind his bottle tri-focals...

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
04/01/2010 22:59

Coachie...go easy on the red! )