I THOUGHT THIS WORTHY OF ALL TO READ….
I find it hard to believe, but this last february I turned 61. In my mind I’m still a young rebel with potential, but my body gives me daily confirmation that those days are long past. And I don’t like it one bit.
Yet one of the things I’ve learned is that nobody likes a whiner, and there’s nothing to be gained by lamenting. I’ve learned a few other things over the years, and I suppose I’ve become wiser. For example:
* I’ve learned that kindness is more important than cleverness, that it’s really dumb to carry a grudge (and really hard to give one up), and that until I translate my thoughts into actions, my great ideas and good intentions are like unlit candles.
* I’ve learned that cynicism and enthusiasm are both contagious, but cynicism makes things worse.
* I’ve learned that everyone rationalizes — including me — and that it’s easier to give advice than to take it. I’ve learned that where there’s a will, there’s a way, and where there’s not, there’s an alibi.
* I’ve learned that too many people are willing to move the stool when what’s really needed is to move the piano, and that the things I like to do least are often the things that need to be done most.
* I’ve learned that necessity is not a fact, it’s an interpretation, and that too many people confuse the intensity of their feelings with the likelihood that they’re right.
I’ve learned that there’s often a gap between the way things are and the way they ought to be, and that I can still be an idealist without illusions committed to closing that gap.
* And finally, I’ve learned that a person is generally as happy as he or she is willing to be, and I’m very willing to be happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ma’am that is a touch of Brilliance thanks for sharing xx
Liked that Pollie very good
Pollie I liked what you wrote also and it was very good.
Excellent piece…it really hit the spot. Thank you Pollie.
So true, very good
Good one pollie 🙂
Pollie
How very true your blog is
I like that! Excellent points. I especially like the bit about unlit candles – that’s a very visual image which I intend to keep in mind.
As for enthusiasm and cynicism – well…. Let’s compare it to a really good Italian, tomato sauce. Take sugar to represent enthusiasm and salt to represent cynicism: for a REALLY good tomato sauce, you need a pinch of both. Surely life is a bit like a sauce?
As a culinary aside, and just by the way – nothing to do with your lovely piece – for an EXCELLENT sauce add a pinch of cinnamon.
Well worth reading I enjoyed reading it I am sure I will read it again
excellent blog pollie
Good blog. It’s interesting getting older. Inside we still feel very young at heart and like the person we always were but the world tends to look at us a little differently. Of course, there’s always the shock of looking in the mirror and seeing your mother looking back at you. That being said, there are still some great adventures to come.
Well said Pol, as always x
wow I needed that. Phew Glad I’m on the affirmative and not the negative (lol she lies)