Feb 16 2009
Signs of Fine Age
“If Things Get Better With Age, Then I’m Approaching Perfect!”
My big day is finally here! I made it to 60! Now that I’m halfway thru my life, I can start coasting downhill. These are a few things I discovered about growing older:
1) Everything hurts, and what doesn’t hurt, doesn’t work.
2) My mind makes committments that my body can’t keep.
3) I look forward to dull evenings.
4) I can sink my teeth into a steak, but they stay there.
5) I know all the answers, but nobody asks me the questions.
6) I think of speed limits as a challenge.
7) I sing along with elevator and grocery store music.
I used to dread getting older because I wouldn’t be able to do all the things I wanted to do, but as I got older I found out that I didn’t want to do them now.
I’ve decided from today on, to find a reason to be happy each day. An undertaker friend once told me that “Any day above ground is a good day”- so I’ll stick with that.
