Daily Mood Quote - June 12, 2011

Daily Mood Quote

Day 39 – June 12, 2011

Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
~Muhammad Ali

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.
~George Burns

Somebody should tell the body that. This morning I heard sounds, sounds I had never heard before, there was a SNAP, a CRACKLE and a POP! “Oh crap!” I thought, because I had realized it was me. “Welcome to middle age” said my husband. Middle age! The number may be middle age, but the sounds certainly are old age. It took me a while to realize there was also pain involved. It seems it takes a little longer for nerves to wake up and pay attention enough to send the signal to your brain "That hurts". Your awake and you ache. There is no escaping it. It feels like I have been out playing a game of tackle football and all I did was clean the bathtub. I wonder if there is a good way to clean the bathtub standing up?

The point is, even though we may ache and bodies may groan, there is no need for our minds and attitudes to grumble and moan. Yes it is just barely poetic and I know it is not great, but it's how I feel today. George Burns, a very funny comedian, is a great resource of humor for aging. He once said, “You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.” Maybe that would help in cleaning the bathtub, who knows? My husband said, he could of helped, but then we would both ache together. Hmmm? I question his thought process. Not really, he would have helped, but he was busy at the time (taking a nap). The thing is that with age comes wisdom and a bit of wear and tear. They are two sides of the same coin. The wisdom I am learning today is that even though we all get older, every minute of every day, and sometimes that's a painful revelation, there is no reason for our attitudes to age and decay. In fact, I realized a short time after the noisy start to the day, I was laughing at the idea that I could even make those sounds. It's not that I am especially looking forward to more “musical mornings” But it certainly beats the alternative. I have to go now, Chester is eating something he shouldn't .....again.

No movie quote today, because I couldn't think of a good movie on aging that didn't involve death, I was not interested in that subject.

What "wisdom" will age bring you today?

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