CdnDisneyNut
<font color=coral>What way does the "C" go again?<
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Food for thought....
>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 80s 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!!
>
>HOW TO STAY YOUNG
>
>* Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height.
>Let
>the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.
>*
>* Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you 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;
>to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is. - [that one is for me!
>L]
>*
>* 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.
>
>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 80s 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!!
>
>HOW TO STAY YOUNG
>
>* Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height.
>Let
>the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.
>*
>* Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you 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;
>to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is. - [that one is for me!
>L]
>*
>* 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.
>
