life is not easy

“Life is not always easy. And that is a major reason why it is so precious. Many of life’s best rewards are possible only because you must work your way through difficult challenges to get to them. If everything in life were easy, there would be no opportunity for real fulfillment.” –Ralph Marston 1 – The outside may change but you can still remain young at heart. “The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven’t changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don’t change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.” — Doris Lessing “Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.” — Chili Davis 2 – With time and age comes experience — learn the lessons. “Aging is an inevitable process. I surely wouldn’t want to grow younger. The older you become, the more you know; your bank account of knowledge is much richer.” — William Holden “Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles. – Don Marquis 3 – Keep having fun. “We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” –George Bernard Shaw 4 – Moderation is key. Too much of anything is not a good thing. “Whatever you do, do it in moderation” — Proverbs “Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero 5 – Take good care of yourself — mentally as well as physically. “A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it’s because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried.” — Dorothea Kent 6 – Seek understanding. “The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7 7 – Just because you grow older doesn’t mean you grow wiser. Always seek wisdom. “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it” — Albert Einstein