If you've lived long enough, you'll know that the quality of life is BIG deal.
Approximately 87 per cent of us are well enough to make informed decisions about the quality we seek.
And that quality involves three things.
If you agree with The Beatles, love may be all you need; but love is an abstract emotion.
Songwriters, poets, and other artists spend their lives trying to articulate and define it without ever reaching a consensus.
And Woody Allen didn't help much when he said, 'I was nauseated and tingly all over.
I was either in love or I had smallpox.
' My kids and grandkids continue to teach me more and more about love and loving.
But there are probably many other sources.
Always having something to do incorporates many things−finding a purpose, leaving a mark, maintaining a positive attitude, and (above all) staying active.
Grey Nomading is just one option in the always-having-something-to-do stakes.
Volunteer work, the backyard shed, book-worming, or learning Tai Chi are just a few of the many options to choose from.
There's plenty of research to show that active, elderly people are likely to outlive those who are less active.
Having something to look forward to is essential if you want to live a longer, better life.
Sports fans are in for a treat with Football, Tennis, Hockey, and Cycling just some of those to look forward to and become a lounge-chair expert.
If, however, you're not 'into' sport, there's plenty to choose from.
Just make sure that you replace events-gone-by with something new.
Something to look forward to can be a holiday, an outing, a family celebration, or guests to entertain.
Viktor Frankl observed that, in the camps during the Holocaust, deaths decreased in the weeks before Christmas and increased soon after when prisoners realised that their release was not going to happen 'by Christmas'.
The message is clear.
Put your wake on hold.
If you've made it to 50, the chances are pretty good that you'll make it to 85.
If your focus is the three things mentioned here, the next wake you'll attend will be someone else's.
Approximately 87 per cent of us are well enough to make informed decisions about the quality we seek.
And that quality involves three things.
- To love and be loved,
- To always have something to do, and
- To have something to look forward to.
If you agree with The Beatles, love may be all you need; but love is an abstract emotion.
Songwriters, poets, and other artists spend their lives trying to articulate and define it without ever reaching a consensus.
And Woody Allen didn't help much when he said, 'I was nauseated and tingly all over.
I was either in love or I had smallpox.
' My kids and grandkids continue to teach me more and more about love and loving.
But there are probably many other sources.
Always having something to do incorporates many things−finding a purpose, leaving a mark, maintaining a positive attitude, and (above all) staying active.
Grey Nomading is just one option in the always-having-something-to-do stakes.
Volunteer work, the backyard shed, book-worming, or learning Tai Chi are just a few of the many options to choose from.
There's plenty of research to show that active, elderly people are likely to outlive those who are less active.
Having something to look forward to is essential if you want to live a longer, better life.
Sports fans are in for a treat with Football, Tennis, Hockey, and Cycling just some of those to look forward to and become a lounge-chair expert.
If, however, you're not 'into' sport, there's plenty to choose from.
Just make sure that you replace events-gone-by with something new.
Something to look forward to can be a holiday, an outing, a family celebration, or guests to entertain.
Viktor Frankl observed that, in the camps during the Holocaust, deaths decreased in the weeks before Christmas and increased soon after when prisoners realised that their release was not going to happen 'by Christmas'.
The message is clear.
Put your wake on hold.
If you've made it to 50, the chances are pretty good that you'll make it to 85.
If your focus is the three things mentioned here, the next wake you'll attend will be someone else's.
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