Carol, I love your lightheartedness , sense of fun, and the way you pursue your dream ( of travelling) These traits will keep you forever young...Someone once said...''Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional...We do not stop playing because we are old, we grow old because we stop playing! The secret to staying young, being happy, and achieving success is,you have to laugh every day, and you've got to have a dream.'' .........There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up - if you are nineteen and lie in bed for one full year and don't do anything, you will turn twenty - if you are eighty and stay in bed for a year and never do anything you will turn eighty-one. Everyone grows older, it doesnt take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up rather thwn grow old by always finding opportunity in change, and to have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what they did, but rather for things they did not do. We make a living by what we get, we make a Life by what we give. God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. And lastly,''Good friends are like stars.....! ......You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.'' ...for me,that applies to lots of people here on Toluna XX
That is just a little too deep and meaningful for me at 5pm on a workday. I grew up when I was young and was always an old head on young shoulders and family and friends would say. Now that I am growing older I am growing in my head quite nicely. I enjoy acting like a child when needed or wanted and also acting like an adult the rest of the time. Nice being able to know when its appropriate to do each and enjoy the benefits of each facet. Never regretted growing old as never missed doing anything or not taken a chance when its come along and plan on continuing life the way I have started it.
At the age of 31 I returned to full time education as a mature student - I explained that just because I was older, did not mean I was any more mature!! It makes no difference how old you get, you can always retain your sense of humour (even learning how best to use wit, sarcasm, and irony!), and you may keep some 'childish traits' - jumped in a large puddle recently, anyone? Sat on the swings in the local park? Usually knowledge comes with age (not always!), and I think that having the wisdom of age enables us to act 'childishly' at times, without any detrimental effects! I certainly do not feel (or act!) my age, usually, but I am old enough to know that there is a time and a place!!
Hello yowzer what can I say to that,I do think though that growing up is optional and I still havent taken that option yet,when it comes to my children I like to think that I will be forever young,but my body tells me different,be forever young in mind and soul anyway.
why dont you wrire a book,your imagination is amazeing,how to you write a comment or post an opinion with such ease,when i write an opinion or topic it takes me ages to think of something to write and say,the opinion you have just wrote is amazeing you have a talent and then why dont you use it,yes i agree you do write on here but you should take your talentd further afield and like dawndelyse said write a book you are waisting your talents on here but you do entertain us all thanks carol you are a star!
I played on the swings in the park.. they go really high... scared the cr## out of me. won't be doing that again. have never been a fan of anything that took my feet off the ground, but in saying that when I was younger I had no problems scaling the mast of an ocean going yacht. riddle me that batman???
your words are so true Yowzer. Im feeling a lot more positive today and Im definitely in future going to live my life and not let it pass me by. So Im going to do all those things I have always wanted to do and never quite got round to. I have a beautiful family and that I am very proud of. My list includes learning how to play bingo in a proper bingo hall as I have never done it, Im going to book a weekend at a spa for me and my mom. Im going to book a little holiday for me, hubby and little one. Look out world, Zoe is coming out to play!!
Yowzer.................you are so on form.......................the words just drip like honey from you. You are inspirational, funny, serious, ou've frank and wise...........................and you manage to get that over in each and every post lately. Glad to be here and sharing your stories. You've made me smile, think..............and then think some more !! Thankyou !! And yes !! Dawndelyse and Dicka42 are right about you having a talent for writing. Hope you do consider seriously about taking it further. xx
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