1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and
height.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches
pull you down. If you
really need a grouch, there are probably family members that fill that
need.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
whatever. Just never let the brain idle.
4. 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!
5. 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.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who
is with us our entire life, is ourselves.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets,
keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your
refuge.(This must be why my house is such a clutter.)
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. Go to the mall, the next county, a foreign
country, but not guilt.
10. Tell the people you love, that you love them, at every
opportunity.
Remember, Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but
by the moments that take our breath away.