“Act your age, grow up, don’t be foolish.” Ever heard those admonitions when you were growing up? Sometimes we live with voices in our heads screaming admonitions at us. The way I look at life, I think I won’t fit the stereotype and act my age, whatever that is. Maybe I’ll dance in the rain. Buy a cone of ice cream and get it all ove my face. I like singer Bonnie Raitt’s song, “Give Them Something to Talk About.” You don’t have to act your age, grow up, and you can be foolish in another’s eyes. Enjoy yourself. Lighten up. You’ll thank me later. :}
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Today’s Poem: A Lesson to Youth by Robert Anderson
A Lesson to Youth
Robert Anderson
Tho’ Youth thy path be strewn with flow’rs,
And mirth leads on the rosy hours;
Soon manhood proves the past a dream,
And joys, once priz’d, now sorrows seem.
O Youth! beware of pleasure’s wile!
For danger lurks beneath her smile:
‘Tis wise, in time, her haunts to shun;
Who woos the nymph, is soon undone!
Be to a brother’s foibles blind;
Promote whatever serves mankind;
The naked clothe–the hungry feed–
And bow to what’s by Heav’n decreed!
Let reason rule–each joy despise,
That honour, wealth, and health destroys:
Let virtue all thy thoughts engage;
Then, fearless, may’st thou welcome age!
Inspiring Quote of the Day ~ Age is Only a Number – Dream On!
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
~ C.S. Lewis
Inspiring Quote of the Day ~ It All Adds Up
“Count your age by friends, not years. Cour youlife by smiles, not tears.”
~ John Lennon
Today’s Poem ~ My Heart Leaps Up
My Heart Leaps Up
William Wordsworth
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
Today’s Positive Thought ~ How Old Are You?
“When one begins to think of oneself as growing old, one is already old (Elsie de Wolfe).” I know folks well up in their nineties who still retain the heart and spirit of a young child. I can see the young boy or girl sparkling in their eyes and in the excitement for living in their voices. They have not stopped dreaming and believing good things are waiting up the road for them. After all, what is age but a number.
What If I Didn’t Know the Day I Was Born?
What if I didn’t know the day I was born, what would be my estimate of my age? Our age is a number. Sometimes we let that number tell how to act, what to wear, when to go to bed, and what to eat. I’ve known people who refused to let the number tell them what to do. A friend decided at the age of 69 to go to law school. She earned her law degree and worked for the poor. Another friend completed a triathlon at the age of 75. Conversely, I’ve known people in their 30’s and 40’s who were old. Age is real, but it doesn’t have to dictate how we live our lives. Living life to the fullest is a great goal for each of our days.
A Better Life ~ Dream Big Dreams
No matter one’s age, one has the right to dream of something better. Dreams pull us toward tomorrow. They give us a reason to get up in the morning. They provide us with the energy to push through tough moments knowing tough moments won’t last. Whatever your age, dream on, dream great dreams, dream dreams that pull you into tomorrow.
