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I heartily recommend this attitude.  This challenge gives your mind something to focus on.  Mentally, you begin to realize that you can be in control again.  Now, granted the control is not what you are used to having but it is the beginning of a great life adventure.

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 slipping 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 80’s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn’t end 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!!

from the September 09, 2009 edition – http://www.csmonitor.com/
Do you work in sales? Thank you.
No matter what the rest of us do all day, our paychecks and prosperity rely on the efforts of salespeople.
By Mark Lange

San Francisco

Had enough of the recession? Next time somebody pitches you something – whether or not you open your wallet – at least say thanks.

Because economic growth is a story we tell one another. Transactions are its dialogue. And the authors of both are the master storytellers: salespeople.

Before you tune out, consider this: Nothing happens until somebody sells someone something. And no matter what the rest of us do all day, our paychecks and prosperity rely on the efforts of salespeople.

At some level, of course, everyone sells. Authors and academics (if they hope to have impact), the yard guy across the street, the young woman shilling for Greenpeace in front of Target, even President Obama. None of us succeeds without applying the art of influence, in the best sense.

But front-line, all-day salespeople are the connective tissue between what we have and what we need. Their work demands a rare mix of audacity and humility, hope and realism. They take rejection and abuse that would crush the spirits of most. Yet they bounce back with the resilience of Tigger and the patience of Job.

While political campaigns come and go, salespeople practice the politics of hope every day. They live by faith – faith that someone, somewhere needs what they have.

Everyone else in an organization can grumble and grouse, play office politics, soak in a bath of righteous cynicism. Salespeople don’t have time for that. They only get paid when somebody outside the cubicle cocoon is moved to act and demonstrate one of the truest measures of trust – parting with their money.

The good ones, along with intellect, have impressive integrity. They focus on your interests, not theirs, because they know that if they’re clear about yours, their own will follow.

Rather than spray you with words, they ask you questions, and listen carefully to what you’re really saying. They bring your authentic interests into sharper focus.

They really don’t want to waste your time, because they make a living on theirs.

choice

As I think about my life here in the convalescence home I am very grateful that I’m here.    Now I didn’t start out that way but as time went by I became more and more grateful because of the help I am receiving.  I’ve always been the type of person who liked to do everything themselves and rarely depends upon others.  I had a stroke on my right side and and was right handed  so it greatly effected me.   I determined that I was going to get better  So, I went to physical therapy regularly and work myself out.  I am a very determined person and that is determined to get better.  As time went by I did improve some but not as fast as I wanted to . I would be up and walking in a quick manner but it didn’t turn out that way.  I began to be very thankful for my nurses because they came in changed me when I needed  changing   and they helped me to accomplish as much as possible on my own …they call it, “getting independence back “.

Fortunately I was able to move to another convalescence home closer to where my daughter lives and she visits me offen   .  the people here are like family and they take care of me and have helped me so much that I am really getting much better much quicker.  I found that if I developed an attitude of gratitude it just seemed I was able to deal with more frustrating things  in a better way.

It’s now been four years since my stroke and I really am doing much better. I have learned to put more effort into what I can do on behalf of my  recovery.  We handicapped people have to put effort into getting better.   I got myself a computer and started learning how to use it effectively .  I also started visiting with the residences to learn more about how they got  handicapped.  I’ve also joined with more social events and participated in what was going on.  I am truly trying to do my part to get better.

I decided in my mind that I would be grateful and so each day  I choose to be grateful and it makes quite a difference in everything that I am involved with.  I’ve  discovered that how happy and comfortable you can  be when you’re in a  convalescence hospital.
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As you can see it’s really a choice you have to make.  When you become handicapped your life really changes and you have to look at life differently in order to survive.   You can give up or decide you’re  going to get better.