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Offline ironglow

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..A good read..
« on: December 07, 2021, 06:44:51 PM »
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   Found in my FB ..  What do you think ?  Fits me...does it fit you ?


   
           AND THEN IT IS WINTER 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. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. 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!

But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's over on this earth...it's NOT over. A new adventure will begin!

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. So, 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 that you want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that 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.
LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY! HAVE A GREAT DAY!

REMEMBER:....
"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
"LIVE HAPPY IN THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR!

LASTLY, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:
TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE SO - ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS.
~Your kids are becoming you.......
~Going out is good.. Coming home is better!
~You forget names.... But it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you!!!
~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything
~The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore.
~You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It's called "pre-sleep".
~You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch..
If you don't want the truth, don't ask me.  If you want something sugar coated...go eat a donut !  (anon)

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Re: ..A good read..
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2021, 09:03:16 AM »
That was appropriate because I was thinking of those very things this morning.
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Give me liberty, or give me death
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Re: ..A good read..
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2021, 10:38:23 AM »
It's Weird, bein the Same Age as Old People....

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Re: ..A good read..
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2021, 10:51:43 AM »
It's Weird, bein the Same Age as Old People....
Yeah it's strange. ;D
Give me liberty, or give me death
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Give me liberty, or give me death
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Re: ..A good read..
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2021, 11:46:44 AM »
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  Too many of those points hit too close to home, for me... ;)  ;D
If you don't want the truth, don't ask me.  If you want something sugar coated...go eat a donut !  (anon)

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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2021, 12:19:27 PM »
Many of those are so true. I remember as a youngster thinking I'll be really old when I reach 40.  When I first retired I thought that time would slow down for me. Didn't have to go to work anymore and time to do some things I wanted to do, along with taking care of my disabled wife. Boy was I ever wrong. Since retirement time has been flying by.  I can not believe how fast, not weeks go by but months come and go so quickly.

Its so true that health is real wealth. If you don't have good health, a bunch of money ain't going to do you any good. 
Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.    Wm. Penn