Sober Skaters

UncleMike · Professional Advisor Forum Moderator

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
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!!