Misc - HL 287 (2)

From: ldagley@comcast.net
Date: February 10, 2018 at 10:53 PM
Subject: Interesting Views on Aging and How to Stay Young

 Received this from my high school buddy who just lost his wife of 55 years this fall. I have tried to adhere to the last paragraph.

Larry

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 4 0, 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.

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!! 

Life's journey is not to

arrive at the grave safely

in a well preserved body,

but rather to skid in sideways,

totally used up and worn out, shouting

Woo Hoo,  Man, what a ride!!!!!

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If interested contact Jeff directly by email. jeffdegner1@gmail.com

From: jeffdegner1@gmail.com
To: DWSkjerven@aol.com
Sent: 2/10/2018 7:42:28 PM Central Standard Time
Subject: Delta Service Pin Collection

Hi Dave,

I’m putting my Delta Service Pins up for sale on E-bay soon.    These pins include the following service anniversaries:  1 Year,  10 Year (Ruby)  15 Year  (Sapphire)  25 year  (1 Diamond, 2 rubies)  30 year  (1 Diamond, 2 sapphires)  35 year  (two diamonds)  and 45 year (three diamonds)

Do you think that any of your cronies, devotees, DL Pals or sycophants might be interested in this historical and vintage collection?   If so, they can e-mail me directly.  I’d really like these pins to go to one of our

Delta family members, rather than some obscure, E-bay, memorabilia buyer.

Thanks, Dave.   See you on Thursday night?

Jeff

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