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Vic41


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AND THEN IT'S WINTER
You know. .. .. Time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my soul mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.
But, here it is... The winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go? I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.
But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting gray...they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be. Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore...it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!
And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's over on this earth....its over. A new adventure will begin!
Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.
So, if you're not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!! Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!!
"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.
LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY ! HAVE A GREAT DAY
Remember "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver "
LIVE HAPPY! AND LASTLY, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE SO - ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS.
FURTHER THOUGHTS......
 Your kids are becoming you......but your grandchildren are perfect!
Going out is good.. Coming home is better!
You forget names.... But it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you!!!
You realize you're never going to be really good at anything.... Especially golf.
The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore.
You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It's called "pre- sleep".
You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch
You tend to use more 4 letter words ... "what?"..."when?"... ???
Now that you can afford expensive jewellry, it's not safe to wear it anywhere.
You notice everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless"?!!!
What used to be freckles are now liver spots.
Everybody whispers.
You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet.... 2 of which you will never wear.
But Old is good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS!!
Stay well, "OLD FRIEND!" Send this on to other "Old Friends!" and let them laugh in AGREEMENT!!! It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived.!!!         NB:  Author Unknown.
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-- Edited by Vic41 on Saturday 14th of June 2014 03:08:50 PM

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I remember as a kid thinking that older people must have been born old hehe. Thanks for posting that article, Vic, it's all so very true.

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Yep. Couldn't agree more.



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That is lovely Vic. So true and poignant. I remember my first Caravan and Camping show, three years ago now, laughing to myself. My cousin who was with me at the time, looked at me, asked what was funny, my answer went somethingl like this,

" Oh I was just thinking, golly we are among the old people here, then I realised we were them."

I was 56 at the time, and although the mind at times, well most of the time I think, is young and full of fun and laughter, the silver in the hair, the freckles turning to liver spots and the extra lines on the face tell a different story. How luck are we that we are here to see those changes.

Excellent post Vic.

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great job Vic. u up all night doing that

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Have seen it before....Words of wisdom..!!



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A mate from Qld sent it to me, describes me to a "T". hmm

As they say, time waits for no man (or woman).....cry

This quote is really true in my case;

"The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore."

I just have no interest in them at all.

My target when at home is putting the bin out and bringing it in each week, LOL ! 



-- Edited by Vic41 on Saturday 14th of June 2014 03:16:12 PM

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Vic41 wrote:

 

My target when at home is putting the bin out and bringing it in each week, LOL ! 

 Same here Vic... all I need to do now is try to remember the right day to do it :)



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Mike C wrote:
Vic41 wrote:

 

My target when at home is putting the bin out and bringing it in each week, LOL ! 

 Same here Vic... all I need to do now is try to remember the right day to do it :)

 I think we are all in the same boat here.  I write my bin days on the calendar.



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Talking about old farts, I have a crook knee at the moment and can't do a lot, it was a nice sunny day today, chilly in the morning but warmed up around the middle of the day.

The house is insulated but was freezing, so decided to drive down to my local park and find a bay in the sun to warm up, which I did.

Nice and cosy in the front of the vehicle listening to the radio with the sun streaming in and I started getting dozy, a hockey game in progress nearby behind me.

So I thought, geez, I've got my bed in the back, curtains all round, why don't I climb in the back and have a nap in the nice warm vehicle.

Not a problem, pulled the curtains and zonked out into a deep sleep.   Woke up and could hear these voices near my vehicle, looked out the window and no less than one police vehicle and three ambulances almost right next to me and a car with the doors open and the ambo's working on a couple of people on the ground.   And up to then I hadn't heard a thing.  

A bloke was walking away from the scene and I asked him what was happening, apparently he had been walking by the car and saw a couple of blokes had overdosed in the front seat so called an ambulance.  I decided it was time to leave and thought just as well I didn't have my curtains open, they probably would have thought I was with them and had overdosed too.

What a shame what drugs are doing to our young people today in society.   I haven't heard whether they had managed to save the druggies or not. 



-- Edited by Vic41 on Saturday 14th of June 2014 06:12:22 PM

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