How do you feel about growing older?
wtxwoman
2012/06/10 18:54:39
I've been deleting files today and ran across this one and thought it was time to repost it. It fits my mood.
George Carlin on age (Absolutely
Brilliant)
IF YOU DON'T
READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE
FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.
George Carlin's Views on 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 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?
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 aga in. '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.
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.
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.
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 meas ured by the number of breaths we take,but
by
the moments that take our breath away.
George Carlin on age (Absolutely
Brilliant)
IF YOU DON'T
READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE
FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.
George Carlin's Views on 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 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?
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 aga in. '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.
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.
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.
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 meas ured by the number of breaths we take,but
by
the moments that take our breath away.
Top Opinion
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Rogue_Loner 2012/06/10 20:38:19
The older I get the more life experiences I have and you can never get enough!
I have been where you are and, darling, you are going to be where I am!
it took me some time to walk again after an accident some time back
eeh I have never worried about old age, and I am way to old to worry about it now. So far the ride has been great.
You have to exercise and watch what you eat.
Hangovers last for day yet you never get drunk.
I do not hate but I do not love it either.
My best year in life so far was 26 just brilliant.
I banged like 9 woman that year....lol