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12-05-2006, 07:34 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rockwell, NC
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| Thoughts on Aging.... George Carlin's View on Aging (Absolutely Brilliant) 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 80's 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 90's, 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 1. Throw out nonessential 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. And if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares? But do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!! I thought you guys would enjoy this. I hope you did. Tata for now, Teri
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12-05-2006, 08:06 PM | #2 |
Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York
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| thank you for sharing |
12-05-2006, 09:07 PM | #3 |
My little Beach Bums Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southern CA
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| I loved it, and the older I get I love life even more...........
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12-06-2006, 03:02 AM | #4 |
Owned by 3 furballs Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas
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| Oh, I needed this. Today is my 25th b-day and like every year it depresses me so much. I need to lighten up. Jess
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12-06-2006, 03:07 AM | #5 | |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Quote:
25 is THE BEST AGE - You're not a teen - not middle aged - You're right smack in the best age of your life !!! Man - I LOVED being 25 - since we share a birthday and I'm older than you by lots - and let me say it again - LOTS - I may call YOU and cry lol | |
12-06-2006, 03:10 AM | #6 | |
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Hubby is off to work already so it's solo for me.......lol Thanks V
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12-06-2006, 03:13 AM | #7 | |
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12-06-2006, 08:00 AM | #8 |
Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY
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| aging can kiss my butt.....it stinks....!!!!
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12-06-2006, 08:05 AM | #9 |
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| I love that! I just turned 21 and an looking forward to being 30. #0 is still very young, I'm not ganna start worrying about my age until I'm 70.
__________________ I miss you two more then words can express, but I still have hope that I'll find you and hold you again! Tucker and Teddy always say: "If I want it, it's mine and if I put it in my mouth, it's food." |
12-06-2006, 08:12 AM | #10 |
Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va
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| thank you, it is always nice to be reminded about "stopping and smelling the roses" as they say
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12-06-2006, 08:14 AM | #11 |
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| Thanks for sharing that. I feel that age is just a # and there is not a darn thing I can do to reverse time. I do remember being 16 forever but being 50 for such a very short time. Why it is that time seems to go faster as you get older? Carol & Buddy |
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