Recently I read a very interesting article on the challenges of aging. Studies by the experts state that the generation who are celebrating their 50th, 60th, and 70th anniversaries have succeeded in kicking the belabbers out of the stereotypes of aging. Perhaps this can be explained by one word - attitude. The experts stated, "the attitudes of a 70 year-old today are equivalent to those of a 50 year-old, only a decade or two ago." It is interesting how many couples are their 50th, 60th, and even 70th wedding anniversaries. More individuals are also reaching that century mark.

The late George Burns stated, "I see people who, the minute they get to be 60 start rehearsing to be old. They practice when they sit down and grunting when they get up, and by the time they get to be 70 they're a hit. They've got the part. They're old." I like to think that the streams of life bring depth, and wisdom in our lives. Goethe finished his Faust at 81, at 80 Verdi produced his famous Falstaff, Tennyson wrote "Crossing the Bar" at 83. Valtaire was still pending plays at 84, Monet was painting great pictures at 86.

Marian Bannon Ray in "The Stillness is Dancing" says, "At 50, the mind has yet to reach its zenith, at 60 it is at its best, and then declines gradually that 80, those who have kept themselves mentally alert can be just as productive as at 30." Judgment and reason may actually improve and creative imagination is scarcely touched by age. I think Mark Twain says the best, "Age is mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

Warm Thoughts: If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. The old other precious gems are the center of the household. Chinese proverb. Have many warm thoughts every day.

Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G Werner

Published in the Marion Record August 29th, 1996

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