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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!
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/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. I
love you, my special friend.
11.
Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.
Lost time can never be found!
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