The Fountain of Youth
"what's the point of discovering the fountain of youth, if you are not allowing yourself to be happy now"
Every once in awhile I stumble across some article about discovering the 'fountain of youth'. Sometimes the article will advocate things like; a new drug, exercise, diet or meditation. Personally, I think many things attribute to a long and healthy life.
So here my amigos is the Truthteller "Super 7 Steps" to living to a hundred years of age or more;
Think young and never quit playing Once the mindset of, I'm getting old sets in, it starts to affect your actions. 'I'm too old for that' is a sure sign that you've decided to put limitations on what you can do. I've read stories of people who ran marathons in their 80's, so forget that excuse. A little immaturity is a really good thing.
Eat well and exercise. That doesn't need any more explaining, it's so obvious.
Hang with happy people. The benefits of happiness are too extensive to list. Besides, if you are going to be on this planet for 100 years or more, you have to ask yourself....why would I want to, if I'm not happy?
Have faith in something good. It just has to be a good thing to believe that things will always improve and that the universe is on your side.
Try a new experience. Climb a mountain, jump out of an airplane or a spend a day in nature in solitude...whatever, try something you've never done before. It will be some juice in your life. If you half tried, I'll bet you could easily think of a lot of things you might have always wanted to do, but didn't (for whatever reason).
Look forward to growing old. I'll bet you've never heard this one before? However, research has shown that the biggest secret to living to 100 and beyond may have more to do with psychology than with physiology. If, you look forward to getting older, your chances of doing so are much better than if you fret or dread about aging. Attitude is the best predictor of longevity.
Get a role model. One of mine is George Burns the commedian. He lived to be a 100 years old and never reached the pinnacle of success as a commedian until he was in his late 70's. Here are a few quotes from him that will give you an idea of how funny the guy was and why he had life in him for 100 years...
"happiness is having a large, loving and close-knit family in another city"
"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good drink and a good woman...or, a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle"
"I would go out with women my age, but there aren't any"
"The secret of a good sermon is, a good beginning, a good ending; then having the two as close together as possible"
"I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty"
And when he was asked about the success of his only hit song (I wish I was 18 again) "Why shouldn't I be a country singer? I'm older than a lot of countries"
Yes, anything is possible, if you can have fun doing it...even living to be 100!
Eduardo
Did you enjoy this article? Then maybe you would like to revist a past (slightly humorous article I wrote, you will find here...
http://www.reddeerblog.com/2007/08/you-may-not-realize-it-but-just-because.html
posted by Edward McBeth at
9:23 AM
3 Comments:
Yeah, I'm a George Burns nut too.
He once said "they asked me to play GOD in those movies because I'm the closest one to His age". He also said that his social security number was 1. My great grandma was 104 and would probably have lived even longer had she not fallen and ended up with pneumonia. She said her secret was happiness--she never let anything bother her. She went by the "don't sweat the small stuff- and it's ALL small stuff" philosopny. Of course, when I was younger, I recall seeing her crocheting in a rocker and looking around to make sure no one was watching, she'd remove a little silver flask from her bag and tag a quick "swig" and return to her rocking and crocheting smiling like a cat that just ate the canary! Keep smiling-- and thanks.
It sounds to me Chappy that you are a very lucky man. First, to have such a remarkable lady as your grandma,then for her to have been in your life so long and finally to have someone you love leave you with a powerful message.
You know, you are exactly right. I have, however, made a habit of "counting on" that "luck" and it doesn't hold out. It has been really easy to get "lazy" and stop trying so hard and just wait for the usual "luck" to kick in-- and that is fast running out. That is why I get so much inspiration from your blog- it makes me "re-think" and bring back the good sense and actual values I've been taught, and put them to use once again.
And for that--- thank you.
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