HOW TO STAY YOUNG

I recently received this very good HOW TO...from a 50yish Auntie--who has just discovered the workings of her computer and the electronic mail..I find this very nice.It speaks out loud of what I have been trying to advocate in my life..hahahah.The word advocate is terribly serious..it makes me feel reallly--oldish..
But who cares? I love this and
I want to share this with you...

We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are! Take a healthy dose of these each day!





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 can be Alzheimer's!


4. Enjoy the simple things. The breeze on your cheek, a second cup of coffee outside, listening to the birds sing, every sunset you can see...


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.

And if only 4 people gets to read this - who cares? But do share this with someone ...:))