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To @ seniormiz
Please, please be grateful for every day of your long life. We experience life in a series of phases - infancy, childhood, adulthood, old age... each stage has its problems and joys. I am 72, and will be very lucky if I make it to 73, because I have ALS. The rest of my time in this world is short, but I am grateful every day for a delicious cup of coffee in the morning, the joy of seeing my children prosper, time spent chatting with a friend in a cafe, the fresh air and sunshine outside, and the opportunity on this forum to talk with people who are facing similar life challenges. My mother is 95, and still enjoys pottering around in the garden in good weather. What sort of things do you like to do? Please focus on the positives in your life - everybody gets wrinkles eventually!
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My gosh, @ellu, you said that beautifully! " … everybody gets wrinkles eventually!" Attitude, attitude, attitude. Attitude is everything. The other morning, I awoke to find that my MacBook hard drive was empty of 98% of everything: my writing, my correspondence, all of my financial paperwork, et cetera, et cetera. All gone! When I'd tell friends, you'd think the Earth had just been struck by an asteroid. Oh, sure, I experienced a moment's OMG! But it didn't last. My moment's OMG! was quickly replaced by the thought: "A chance to start over!" I'm 81. I'm no fool. I know I haven't time to rebuild everything. Nor do I have the strength to do it. But I can do a lot. At the moment, I'm having a ball! So, thank you, @ellu, for your beautiful post! Reading your words added a little more sparkle to an already pretty good day. 🙂 –Ray (@ray666)
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@ellu You say this beautifully!