How to stay young...an excerpt ( Courtesy: blogger.com )

I found this particularly very interesting because of two reasons, one is I like to stay young and the second that everyone wants to stay young although they might never have really given a thought or effort to stay so. So here are some quick tips to stay young !!! Remember each point is worth reading twice.

• Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them "
  

• Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
  

• Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
  

• Enjoy the simple things.
  

• Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
  

• The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
  

• Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets,keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
  

• Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
  

• Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
  

• Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.