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Friday, June 24, 2011

Words to live by…

My sister sent this to me and I had to share. The story it tells is one that we should all live by.

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HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out non-essential 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 measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Worry about nothing, pray about everything!!!

4 comments:

Big Fat Gini said...

I definitely needed this today. I'm in the midst of a Feel Sorry For me Funk and have definitely let the numbers weigh me down.

Hope you enjoy your weekend!

Carol said...

I needed this reminder today! Nothing like a good dose of perspective to get the weekend started right.

Talk to you on Monday, girlfriend!

Unknown said...

Amen! Fantastic post..so true...

Have a great week!

AllieMakes! said...

Smart!