Words to Live by

Words to live by

Gina Yoryet Román

July 13, 2012

First, I was dying to finish my High School and start college

and then I was dying to finish college and start working

Then I was dying to marry and have children

and then I was dying for my children

To grow old enough

So I could go back to work

But then I was dying to retire

and now I am dying…

and suddenly I realized…

I forgot to live.

Don’t let this happen to you,

appreciate your current situation and enjoy each day!

An old friend…

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

  1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight, and

and height.  Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay

'them'
  2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

  3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,

whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's

workshop.'

  4. Enjoy the simple things. 

  5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

  6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person,

who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are

alive. 

  7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets,

keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your

refuge. 

  8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,

improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. 

  9.   Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next

county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every

opportunity.  AND ALWAYS REMEMBER : Life is not measured

by the number of breaths we take, but   by the moments that take

our breath away.