I attended a family reunion near Scranton PA, last month and had a great time meeting cousins I haven't seen in over 30 or 40 years and even met some (2nd) cousins I had never met before.
One of the realizations I had was to understand how we are all aging, slowly, sometimes imperceptibly but we are aging. Aging is not voluntary. The only thing left to decide is how to accept this fact. Humor and acceptance help maintain serenity.
The following comments came by e mail this week and they serve to make this point.
Aging---
My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be.--- Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.---
I've still got it, but nobody wants to see it.---
I'm getting into swing dancing. Not on purpose. Some parts of my body are just prone to swinging.---
It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker.---
These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, "For fast relief."---
Don't think of it as getting hot Flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.> --- Don't let aging get you down. It's too hard to get back up!
