Life stuff…
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 isAlzheimer’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.
July 7, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Great words of wisdom Melinda! I expect nothing less from you. Priorities, priorities, so funny how they differ from one person to the next and funny how the exact same situation can effect two different people two completely different ways. keep up the great work, as always, I love your blogs!
July 8, 2008 at 5:50 am
as always a great blog and things to really live by. Thank you for being the inspiration you are!
July 8, 2008 at 8:47 am
I thought the Devil’s name was WineWomenSongFastCarbs!