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Post by retired2 Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:36 pm



OF ALL THE CLICHES ABOUT GETTING OLD, THIS IS THE NICEST WRITTEN I HAVE SEEN YET.
TAKE THE TIME AND READ ALL TO THE END...ENJOY...


You know. . . Time has a way of moving quickly
And catching you unaware of the passing years.

It seems just yesterday that I was young,
Just married and embarking on my new life with my mate.
And yet in a way, it seems like eons ago,
And I wonder where all the years went.
I know that I lived them all...

And I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams...
But, here it is... The winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...





How did I get here so fast?
Where did the years go and where did my youth go?

I remember well...
Seeing older people through the years and thinking that those
Older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off
That I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like...

But, here it is...
My friends are retired and getting grey...
They move slower and I see an older person now.
Some are in better and some worse shape than me...
But, I see the great change...

Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...
But, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those
Older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be.





Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day!
And taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory!
'Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared
For all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability
To go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!!






Yes, I have regrets.

There are things I wish I hadn't done...
Things I should have done, but indeed,

There are many things I'm happy to have done.
It's all in a lifetime...

So, if you're not in your winter yet...
Let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think.
Whatever you would like to accomplish in your life, please do it quickly!
Don't put things off too long!!

Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today,
As you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not!

You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...

So, live for today and say all the things you want your loved ones to remember...
And hope they appreciate and love you for all the things
You have done for them in all the years past!!




Life is a gift to you.






The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after.
Make it a fantastic one.


~ And, Remember ~


"It is health that is real wealth

And not pieces of gold or silver."
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Post by kishgo Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:42 pm

Very Happy
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Post by kishgo Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:10 pm

One of my very best friends had a fungal infection in her lungs. For the first time in two weeks she is out of the woods but still with a feeding tube for nourishment. She may have it removed tomorrow. She is 51.
A former colleague of mine died to an infection following surgery at NGH. She was 73.
My aunt died this week from an unknown virus that kept her in the hospital for two weeks. She was sent home, the symptoms came back. The Dr. sent her home and she died peacefully in her sleep Monday morning. She was 87.
So yes, "It is health that is real wealth

And not pieces of gold or silver."
I couldn't agree more.
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Post by gale force Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:35 am

You have my sympathy Kishgo.
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Post by kishgo Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:38 am

Thanks GF.
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Post by growler Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:10 am

gale force wrote:You have my sympathy Kishgo.


MINE AS WILL there Kish.
i hope your life improves !
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