For Seniors Only

Here are some suggestions for making the years from 65 to 105 the best years of our lives: 

  • Love the LORD your God with all your heart, mind and soul and love your neighbors as yourself.
  • Give 10% of your investment income to a place of worship. 
  • Be generous to those in need. Joy abounds with unforced giving. 
  • Pray prayers of gratitude. 
  • Spend time with optimists who find a rainbow in every cloud.
  • Laugh eighteen times a day. Look for the humor in every situation. 
  • Learn from everyone you meet. Listen more, talk less.
  • Live in day-tight compartments. Forget the past. Expect the best. 
  • Forgive those who have offended you.
  • Apologize to those you have hurt.
  • Keep your mind active and your spirit content by memorizing a Bible verse every week.
  • Never, never speak these words or phrases: old, ancient, decrepit, aged, gray-haired, blue-haired, advanced in years, grizzled, senior, doddering, senile, over the hill, no spring chicken, old-fashioned, tired or worn-out. What we speak becomes a self-full-filling prophesy. 
  • Add life to your years by eating moderately and exercising regularly. 
  • Lavish yourself with the money you have earned. Your time is for spending not saving.
  • Drink expensive wine.
  • Delight your partner with a little something from Neiman’s from time to time. Plan exotic trips. 
  • Tip generously by remembering what it was like to be poor. 
  • Look your best everyday. A little nip and tuck may help. 
  • Have sex one or two times weekly. Viagra and Vitamins help. And a little wine perhaps?
  • Dress for success by wearing clothes that show your best features. 
  • Looking your best with good hair, restorative creams and first-rate dental work gives confidence and builds self-esteem. 
  • Feel good on the inside by reading your Bible and absorbing positive literature. A shriveled heart paints an ugly face. 
  • Keep current with news, movies and books. Use all the new gizmos. Be a social network climber. 
  • Live independently. If you are alone, find a partner. 
  • Cultivate hobbies. Play cards and other games.
  • Stay active. Get out of the house. Attend parties and celebrations. Go for a walk. Visit galleries and museums. Go to ballgames.
  • Teach your grandchildren the value of the sweet fundament joys of life. They may not recall your words, but they will remember your comforting hugs, walking hand-in-hand, fishing, oatmeal-raison cookies, sewing, quilting, reading at bedtime and saying nighttime prayers.

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