Also attributed to George Carlin

San Francisco

A former store manager sent this to me yesterday and it seemed "timely".

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.

Keep only the cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is hte devil's workshop" and devil's name is Alzheimer's.

Enjoy the simple things.

Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

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.

Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's 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. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

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.

If you don't send this to at least 8 people...who cares?

Hey, Don, is this better?

Elizabeth

HS

NOB, there's an echo in here...This was just posted in the "Good Advice" from earlier this week, the last part wasn't included because it was also posted in something earlier.

San Francisco

Sorry, senior moment.

Elizabeth

mwild31

Thanks for posting it again though - I was feeling pretty bad about George & now I'm not x:-)

Don D

Other than my kids asking me to do something for them, George cheers me up about as fast as anything I can think of. In fact we started inventory this morning at 4:40 and I've had a Carlin tape in my ear off and on all morning. Thanks for sharing a little more George with us today. I notice you included mostly clean stuff. x:-) Can't get enough George.

San Francisco

Thank you MWild31 and Don. It made me feel better about being so remiss. I'll watch in the future.

Elizabeth