A Loving Heart View Of Aging

Has it ever occurred to you that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids?

If we are less than 10 years old, we are so excited about aging that we think in fractions.

“How old are you?”

“I’m four and a half!”

We are never thirty-six and a half.

We’re four and a half, going on five!

That’s the key.

When we get into our teens, there is no holding us back. We jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

“How old are you?”

“I’m gonna be 16!”

We could be 13, but hey, we’re gonna be 16!

And then the greatest day of our life . We become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony … WE BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then we turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes us sound like sour milk! They TURNED; we had to throw them out. There’s no fun now, we’re just a sour-dumpling.

What’s wrong?

What’s changed?

We BECOME 21, we TURN 30, then we’re PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it’s all slipping away. Before we know it, we REACH 50.

And our dreams are gone.

But wait!!!

We MAKE it to 60. We didn’t think we would!

So we BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

We’ve built up so much speed that we HIT 70!

After that it’s a day-by-day thing; we HIT Wednesday!

We get into your 80’s and every day is a complete cycle; we HIT lunch; we TURN 4:30; we REACH bedtime.

And it doesn’t end there. Into the 90’s, we start going backwards.

“I Was JUST 92.”

Then a strange thing happens. If we make it over 100, we become a little kid again.

“I’m 100 and a half!”

May we all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

How A Loving Heart Stays Young

• Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why we pay “them!”
• Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull us down.
• 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.
• Enjoy the simple things.
• Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
• 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.
• Surround yourself with what you love, whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
• 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.
• Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county or to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
• Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

A Loving Heart Always Remembers

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

And if you don’t send this to at least 100 people – who cares?!

But, with a Loving Heart, do share this with someone.

We all need to live life to its fullest each day!

Have a fantastic day, living life with a Loving Heart!

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