METALCHICKSorceress of The Orient of LDC's blog: "AGE"

Actions for Reconciliation of Friends There is a sad tendency loosing touch with people as time goes by so older people seem to have less friends. Of course the reason of that is not death of people its more like time erases them from our hearts. The problem is that people just don’t seem to try to save relationships or put at least any effort into saving them, of course it is much easier to let everything go itself and let friendship be ruined with time or distance. According to survey results the relationships which were acquired during college years are the strongest ones. Also it is estimated that separation of people is the most spread reason of depression, solitude and low level of life. If two friends don’t speak to each other for a long time and one of them wants to restore their relationships the first thing he has to do is analyzing what could bring them to that point. Everyone’s character changes with time that’s why normally friendship can’t be perfect all the time. There can be very many reasons of break down like different points of view on important questions, moral principles, relationships with other people and their influence or simple a negative attitude caused with a bad mood. These reasons can be absurd and childish but situation gets very serious when it is anything connected with personal values or treachery. The starting point of connecting two people is finding major reasons of break down because further actions depend only on them. After the causes were determined it’s time to find right words and manner to motivate both sides to resolve their confrontation. A person needs to realize that it’s not a time for finding mistakes or taking one’s side, he has to think impartially and logically. It is of great importance to what was the biggest offense of each side and then use it during the conversation as a target to alter the conviction of the friends.

George Carlin (Absolutely Brilliant) IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON. George Carlin's Views on Aging Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. 'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key!! You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead. 'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . you BECOME 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!! But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed? You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all! slippi ng away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone. But wait!!! You MAKE IT to 60. You didn't think you would! So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE IT to 60. You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday! You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime and it doe! sn't en d there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.' Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!' May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!! HOW TO STAY YOUNG 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them.' 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's. 4. Enjoy the simple things. 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. 6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive. 7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. 8. Cherish your health : If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. 9 Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next cou! nty; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is. 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER : Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. And if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares? But do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day