You must learn day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizons. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about- the more you have left when anything happens.
Ethel Barrymore
No this isn’t the fun part of aging, but a very necessary one. My Mother-in-Law died last November while on holiday in England, suddenly leaving my Father-in Law to pick up the pieces. Obviously it was incredibly difficult tying up all the loose ends, especially when he was so far from home, but he did it.
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Dance as though no one is watching you,
love as though you never been hurt before,
sing as though no one can hear you,
live as though heaven is on earth
Unknown…
But I sure like the sentiment. Isn’t that exactly what childhood is like??
Maybe I will try the singing part seeing that everyone has fallen asleep around here. Is that what Sunday afternoons are for??

“One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it’s such a nice change from being young. ~ Dorothy Canfield Fisher”
I don’t think that I would want to relive my teen years if you paid me. Life without stress is so much nicer. And if you are saying to yourself at this moment, that your life has tons of stress… take a few moments and think about all of the good things that are in your life these days. We tend to dwell on the negatives and completely ignore all the good stuff!
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When I read this quote, I was soooo there. I’m doing my best to eat exactly what I’m supposed to, but the stress part is a little harder. But before I get into that, here is the quote…
“It’s not what you are eating, but what’s eating you.” Medical Proverb
If you are in your thirties, I suggest that you learn to manage your stress now because it’s going to get a whole lot harder when you get older. I’m on a mailing list with a lot of ladies that are either approaching menopause or are actually experiencing all that …read more