This piece of Chinese advice has been making its rounds online for a while now. I am posting it here to share with those who have yet to read it. Characteristic of the Chinese who are known for being pragmatic and frugal to a fault. All the same, it’s still good advice that we should […]
EXCELLENT ADVICE TO THE 50PLUS Read More »
And then it is Winter… You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. And yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I
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My daughter forwarded me this article recently. It’s worth sharing, so here it is, with credit to Bronnie Ware. The article is an extract taken from her book ‘The Top Five Regrets of the Dying – A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing’. It is a memoir of her own life and how it was
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I know it sounds morbid, but ever since the first of my high school mates passed away, I’ve taken to scanning the obituary columns in the papers. Death still seemed distant then. My sister’s sudden demise in 2006 from a heart attack brought death literally to my doorstep. She was just two months shy of her
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“If you could choose to live to a ripe old age, what age would that be?”. When I put the question to my friends, the answer I almost always get is “80”. I’m not sure if that’s because 80 is an auspicious number and therefore a good age to say bye-bye, or is it because
LIFE – HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? Read More »
Every now and then we need a reminder to live life to the fullest. The years do seem to go so quickly by as one advances in age. I remember ushering in the new year on 1 January 2010, and now it’s already September. How have we spent the past eight months? More importantly, how
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We’ve heard it before: 60 is the new 40 and 70 the new 50. Yet, there are many among us senior citizens who view themselves as 60 going on 80, and 70 going on 90. They think old, look old and act old. No wonder they feel they already have one foot in the grave.
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