Alphabet For Aging
A.... is for arthritis
B.... is for bad back
C.... is for the chest pains. Corned beef? Cardiac?
D.... is for dental decay and decline
E.... is for eyesight--can't read that top line
F.... is for fissures and fluid retention
G.... is for gas (which I'd rather not mention and not to forget other gastrointestinal glitches)
H.... is for high blood pressure
I.... is for itches, and lots of incisions
J.... is for joints, that now fail to flex
L.... is for libido--what happened to sex? !!!!!Wait! I forgot about K!
K.... is for my knees that crack all the time (But forgive me, I get a few lapses in my M....-memory from time to time)
N.... is for nerve (pinched) and neck (stiff) and neurosis
O.... is for Osteo - for all the bones that crack
P.... is for prescriptions, that cost a small fortune
Q.... is for queasiness. Fatal or just the flu? Give me another pill and I'll be good as new!
R.... is for reflux--one meal turns into two
S.... is for sleepless nights, counting my fears on how to pay my increasing medical bills!
T.... is for tinnitus -- I hear bells in my ears and the word "terminal" also rings too near
U.... is for urinary and the difficulties that flow (or not)
V.... is for vertigo, as life spins by
W.... is worry, for pains yet found
X.... is for X ray--and what one might find
Y..... is for year (another one I'm still alive)
Z.... is for zest: for surviving the symptoms my body's deployed, And keeping twenty-six doctors gainfully employed
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Happiness lives for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
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The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
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Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
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May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy, and enough money to buy gifts!!
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When one door of happiness closes, another opens but often we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.
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Happiness We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, Something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my "life". This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember that time waits for no one. So, stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.
Perks of Being Over 50...
Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
No one expects you to run into a burning building.
People call at 9 PM and ask, "Did I wake you?"
People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
Things you buy now won't wear out.
You can eat dinner at 4 P.M.
You can live without sex but not without glasses.
You enjoy hearing about other peoples operations.
You get into heated arguments about pension plans.
You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.
You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.
You sing along with elevator music.
Your eyes won't get much worse.
Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the National Weather Service.
Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.
Growing old is inevitable...growing up is optional
Laughing keeps you young !
Enjoy a chuckle or two today !!
