You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old

 

You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.

George Burns

On December 11th I turned 79. People ask me how I feel being 79. I say to them, mentally I'm still Kenny from South Philly. When I look in the mirror, I say to myself: 'who is that old guy." I believe you age physically, but you don't have to age mentally - Kenny Felderstein

My wonderful wife, Joyce sent me quotes from famous people I want to share with you:

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love.

Sophia Loren

Why are people afraid of getting older? You feel wiser. You feel more mature. You feel like you know yourself better. You would trade that for softer skin? Not me!

Anna Kournikova

The older you get, the more fragile you understand life to be. I think that’s good motivation for getting out of bed joyfully each day.

Julia Roberts

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Les Brown

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Aging gracefully means being flexible, being open, allowing change, enjoying change, and loving yourself.

Wendy Whelan

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

Mark Twain

We are always the same age inside.

Gertrude Stein

We turn not older with years, but newer every day.

Emily Dickinson

I see retirement as just another of these reinventions, another chance to do new things and be a new version of myself.

Walt Mossberg

Why wouldn't I want to celebrate every crease in my brow, all that hard-earned wisdom that lives between the folds?

Cicely Tyson

The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.

Frank Lloyd Wright

A human being would certainly not grow to be 70 or 80 years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species to which he belongs. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of its own and cannot be merely a pitiful appendage to life’s morning.

Carl Jung

How Do You Make Someone Happy

 How Do You Make Someone Happy

The first step in making someone happy is loving yourself. The second step to making someone happy is finding your happiness. You see, you will have a great deal of trouble making someone else happy if you're not happy.

Assuming you're happy, the following will put a smile on the face of someone you care about:

* Smile at them. A big smile is contagious. It's hard not to smile back when seeing someone's big smile. 

* When someone is giving you their "woe is me," change the subject and tell them about the great ham sandwich you had for lunch. You can also change the subject by asking them "what made you happy in the past. Giving them a "woe is me" back will never make them happy. "Misery loves company" is bullshit. No one wants to be miserable. 

* Surprise them with something. I don't mean give them something that costs a lot of money. The best surprises are something you know they love. Take them to the restaurant they always wanted to go. Give them flowers. Surprise them with a girls day out to a spa or surprise them with tickets to a ball game. I think you get the idea.

* Hug them. A really big hug is personal, loving and intimate. Every time you see someone you care for - hug them. Guess what, after a few hugs, they will hug you back. Maybe, they will like the hugs so much, they will hug you first. There is nothing negative about a hug.

* Complement them. The proverbial "pat on the back," will always make them happy. When someone has lost weight, make sure, they know, you notice. Always complement someone when first see them after a long time. Everyone has an ego. Some big - some small. Everyone loves hearing good things about them.

* Making them feel they matter. Never assume they know they matter in your eyes. Make a point to tell them they matter. When a person feels they matter their self-esteem is enhanced and that makes them very happy.

* Truly love them. If you truly love someone it will show in your eyes and body language. It's hard not to be happy when around someone that truly loves you.

Your Happiness Is Increased When You Make Someone Else Happy