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Thought I’d start a thread for, by, and about those of us in our twilight years.
One idea is to share advice on maintaining a positive mindset, which is where I’ll start.
Another is sharing experiences, funny or not.
A couple points that came to mind are:
1) Never get ahead of your canes.
2) Serenity being a desirable state, focus on the nonmaterialistic aspects of life, especially positive interactions.
Your turn :-)
Never lose a chance to take a nap
If someone wants to argue, let them win
If you don't want to answer a question, pretend you're asleep
I've discovered riding those electric carts in the supermarkets is fun, and it keeps those fat slobs off of them
OR... or you could do what my Dad used to do... He could never" hear" Mom when she asked him to do something...
And he conveniently "FORGOT" to do anything he did not want to do... ;)
Have you been spying on us?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Firemajic
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Originally Posted by midnightpoet
Yes..:nonchalance:
My wife can be the sweetest thing, but when she gets angry at something it's best to take a nap. I do believe that the success of our marriage is due in part to my losing the upper range of my hearing back in the '60s
The wife is a half inch short of five feet, and puts up a big front to compensate. Once, coming back from visiting her family in Mass. the warning light came on for a tire pressure. We pulled off the freeway, into a gas station to add air to the tire, and another car pulled in just ahead of us. Three guys got out and were taking their time at the air station. I was content to wait, but oh no she walked over to them and asked how many men it takes to inflate a tire ;-) Luckily they only laughed.
The week is going quickly as hoped, awaiting my grandson's visit this coming weekend. Adding realistic human figures to some illustrations is focused work.
Heard something that had a ring of insight, "Never seek advice from a person who's TV is larger than their bookshelf."
Another friend passed away lately. Not unexpected in my circle, but saddening. Got me to thinking about past artists I've enjoyed.
Édith Piaf
https://youtu.be/Oc1O6gB8F7M
Dalida
https://youtu.be/HIcv5k-wTh4
Roger Whittaker (hanging in here)
https://youtu.be/gNkh-Pd0oNI?list=PL...dIyQoDqQfiKo18
and many more, especially jazz and classical artists.
Some quotes from Satchel Paige, that great baseball philosopher, applies here:
"Don't eat fried foods, it angries up the blood."
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you."
"Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"
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May you reach that point in life where you break through the human intelligence barrier. That is when by the time you remember what you were going to do you’ve already done it.
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A couple more artists at the top of my list:
Leonard Cohen
Who really expressed the twilight years
https://youtu.be/oqma53tyjQ4?list=PL...D4xzt_QDAjIOmz
Leonard Bernstein
Rhapsody in Blue being one of my all time favorites
https://youtu.be/cH2PH0auTUU
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Originally Posted by LeeC
OR... or it does not matter now... ;)