Tom's Life Bits

  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 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 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, even ham radio. Never let the brain
  idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the
  devil's family 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.