Okay all you whipper-snappers out there who are under my age, I appreciate this song more than you know. Just don’t bother sending it to me again. Thanks good buddy Mike, these lyrics really made a point we should both remember.
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If you read this and think you have read it here before it is because you have. This is one of my favorite pieces of wisdom to impart to my readers. If you receive an email with this post and it describes Regina as a ninety or ninety-three year old, I wish you look as good as Regina does at this age.
This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!
> Written by Regina Brett
> “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I’ve ever written.
> 1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
> 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
> 3. Life is too short – enjoy it.
> 4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
> 5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
> 6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
> 7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
> 8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
> 9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
> 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
> 11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
> 12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
> 13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
> 14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
> 15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye, but don’t worry, God never blinks.
> 16.. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
> 17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
> 18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
> 19.. It’s never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
> 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
> 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
> 22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
> 23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
> 24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
> 25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
> 26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’
> 27. Always choose life.
> 28. Forgive
> 29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
> 30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
> 31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
> 32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
> 33. Believe in miracles.
> 34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
> 35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
> 36. Growing old beats the alternative of dying young.
> 37. Your children get only one childhood.
> 38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
> 39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
> 40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
> 41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you need
> 42. The best is yet to come…
> 43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
> 44. Yield.
> 45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”
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It is hard to see clearly because my dashboard is so dirty, but my odometer turned 123456 this evening. This is the first time in my life that I ever had a car reach that milestone. First because my cars never got that many miles without crapping out, and second because it is unusual to catch the number occur. Sadly, this milestone happened on a Japanese made car. The best I ever got from Ford was 112000, and the best from my Oldsmobile was 110000. Both of the previous cars went to the junk yard at those mileages. This one will keep going until it reaches 200,000. I wouldn’t be afraid to get in this Jap car and drive to California tomorrow. I would never have undertaken such a journey in either the Sable or the Intrigue at that mileage.
Today, is also the anniversary of my wife Peggy’s entry to planet earth. I can’t tell you her age but if you look at 18 in the mirror you will know. It was a bit trying for her as all birthdays are as we age and near the last one. We tried to make it as happy as we could. Her daughter came to visit, her youngest grand-daughter called to tell her she is having labor pains, and her baby is on the way on her great grand mother’s birthday. Peggy asked who is pregnant, and I had to remind her it was her grand-daughter. She replied, “I didn’t know.” Sadly, that is not the case. Peggy was one of the first to know, she went with her GD to watch an ultrasound, and then went to her baby shower. Tomorrow, it will be the same thing. Peg won’t remember a thing about her first great grand-daughter coming soon.
As my father told me many times “don’t get old.”
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A good friend surprised me today with this wonderful insight into the development of insight as we age.
Thanks Chuck, I really enjoyed this.
Grumpa Joe, Grampa Jim, and Sis
Time Gets Better with Age
Read it through to the end, it gets better as you go!
I’ve learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing “Silent Night”.
Age 5
I’ve learned that our dog doesn’t want to eat my broccoli either.
Age 7
I’ve learned that when I wave to people in the country, they stop what they are doing and wave back.
Age 9
I’ve learned that just when I get my room the way I like it, Mom makes me clean it up again.
Age 12
I’ve learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try cheering someone else up.
Age 14
I’ve learned that although it’s hard to admit it, I’m secretly glad my parents are strict with me.
Age 15
I’ve learned that silent company is often more healing than words of advice.
Age 24
I’ve learned that brushing my child’s hair is one of life’s great pleasures.
Age 26
I’ve learned that wherever I go, the world’s worst drivers have followed me there.
Age 29
I’ve learned that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it.
Age 30
I’ve learned that there are people who love you dearly but just don’t know how to show it.
Age 42
I’ve learned that you can make someone’s day by simply sending them a little note.
Age 44
I’ve learned that the greater a person’s sense of guilt, the greater his or her need to cast blame on others.
Age 46
I’ve learned that children and grandparents are natural allies.
Age 47
I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on and it will be better tomorrow.
Age 48
I’ve learned that singing “Amazing Grace” can lift my spirits for hours.
Age 49
I’ve learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone.
Age 50
I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.
Age 51
I’ve learned that keeping a vegetable garden is worth a medicine cabinet full of pills.
Age 52
I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die.
Age 53
I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.
Age 58
I’ve learned that if you want to do something positive for your children, work to improve your marriage.
Age 61
I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
Age 62
I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
Age 64
I’ve learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.
Age 65
I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision.
Age 66
I’ve learned that everyone can use a prayer.
Age 72
I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
Age 82
I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch – holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
Age 90
I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.
Age 92
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Our great state of Illinois has a law that allows a right turn on a red light. Many states have the same law. The way I understand this law, a person stopped for a red light wanting to make a right turn, may do so, even if the light is red. The following conditions must exist: there is no traffic coming from the left, there are no cars turning left into your path, it is safe to do so, and you choose to do so. That last part is the part that got my dander up today on two separate occasions. I don’t always choose to turn right on a red. Today, I got the horn and a shrug of shoulders from the driver behind who thought I should have been moving instead of sitting.
The law seems to be evolving from a choice to a requirement, or at least some drivers believe. When did it change? I have seen some drivers drive right through a red light into the right turn. No attempt whatsoever to stop first. What wrinkles me is if this is a real law, we should obey it, and it should be enforced. Mayhem would ensue if we allowed all traffic signals and laws to be transgressed. Am I wrong, or am I just too old to understand?
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Death Of the Shining City
