* Throw out nonessential numbers; this list includes age, weight and height. * Keep only cheerful friends; the grouches pull you down. If you really need a grouch, there are probably family members who fill that need. * Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Just never let the brain idle. * Enjoy the simple things.... When the children are young, that is all that you can afford. When they are in college, that is all that you can afford. When they are grown, and you are on retirement, that is all that you can afford! * Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. Laugh so much that you can be tracked in the store by your distinctive laughter. * The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with you your entire life is you. * Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. * 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. * Don't take guilt trips. Go to the mall, take a trip to visit friend, the next county, a foreign country, but not guilt. * Tell the people you love, that you love them, at every opportunity.
Remember - Life isn't measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
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* Keep only cheerful friends; the grouches pull you down. If you really need a grouch, there are probably family members who fill that need.
* Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Just never let the brain idle.
* Enjoy the simple things.... When the children are young, that is all that you can afford. When they are in college, that is all that you can afford. When they are grown, and you are on retirement, that is all that you can afford!
* Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. Laugh so much that you can be tracked in the store by your distinctive laughter.
* The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with you your entire life is you.
* Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
* 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.
* Don't take guilt trips. Go to the mall, take a trip to visit friend, the next county, a foreign country, but not guilt.
* Tell the people you love, that you love them, at every opportunity.
Remember - Life isn't measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.