Try everything twice. On one woman's tombstone she said she wanted this epitaph:
Tried everything twice -- loved it both times! Sounds like a winner to me!
Keep only cheerful friends -- the grouches pull you down. Also, keep this in mind if you are one!
Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening -- whatever. Never let the brain get idle. An idle mind is the devil's workshop and the devil's name is Alzheimer's!
Enjoy the simple things.
Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots of time with him/her.
Tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE 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 you 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, even 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 I do love all of you, my very special friends!
Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second chance.
Share these thoughts with someone.
Remember! Lost time can never be found.
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Sylvia's world in thoughts and pictures
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I'm interested in almost everything. Use to like to travel, but it's too expensive now. I take Tai Chi classes, swim, volunteer in a Jump-start program for pre-schoolers. I'm an avid reader and like nearly everyone these days I follow politics avidly. I'm a former teacher and Special Projects Coordinator for a Telecommunications company, Assistant to the President of a Japanese silicon wafer manufacturing company. Am now enjoying retirement -- most of the time. I have two daughters, one son-in-law and two sons scattered all over the country. No grandchildren.
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Oh, that's so very true: everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. I often forget about that!
Thank you for your good words! They make me breath deeply! And give peace!
Oh Sylvia... every one of these ideas is so true and so important. I'll try to heed them. Interestingly, my husband sticks by friends who need him rather than those who don't but just enjoy his company.
Wonderful post, Sylvia. Thanks for the encouraging words today.
I can't believe this doesn't have 82 comments after it. It has something for everyone... and everything for a few of us. I think I'll print if off and tuck and hide copies of it around the house. It'll always be a good reminder and give me a positive push in the right direction when I find one.
Good post, Sylvia!
I love your words of wisdom. One of the most important life lessons is to deal with loss -- which happens in every life -- and move on and still laugh.
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