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How to Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years
Embrace These 11 Great Things for A Extraordinarily Happy Life!
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All our life, we worried and stressed about things that were essentially out of our control; things that we have no way of changing the outcome.
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As we grow older, we can differentiate our needs from our wants while focusing on the matters and goals in our lives that are relevant.
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Here are 11 delightful things that come with age:
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #1
Sleep
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You get to sleep anytime and anywhere! Well, maybe not anywhere.
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People tend to leave you alone if you doze off now, so enjoy the undisturbed naps on the sofa.
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Remember, sleep is rejuvenating. Your body has a chance to do proper house-cleaning when you snooze. A good doze will pep up your cells; you’ll wake up feeling refreshed and ready to go again!
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #2
Driving
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You can drive slowly and not have to worry about being honked at! At least I think so…! When people see that you are older, they don’t seem to really seem to be bothered as much, because slow, elderly drivers are respected.
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #3
Fashion
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You can dress however you want and no one bats an eye. You are an elderly person now, so it didn’t matter if you wear your socks as gloves in the middle of the summer. What difference does it make anyway?
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #4
Save money
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You’ll probably spend less money on books or magazines now. Why? It takes longer to read than it used to. Or you fall asleep after 2 paragraphs…
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #5
Stains
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Soup stains, coffee stains, and gravy stains just no longer seem to matter to you. Yes, you missed your mouth, and yes, you’re going to leave it there. The same goes with eating; people don’t even bother to point out that bit on potato on your cheek anymore.
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #6
Vacation
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Every day is a holiday, no more work, no more parenting, no more stress. Do whatever you want with your days, you decide now.
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #7
Retreat
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There are beautiful retreats to go to like Anglican Care, purely for other oldies. You can chat about your grandkids, get help with things and have a served-breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day!
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #8
Exceptions
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You’re able to buy things that have senior discounts on them. No one knows why, perhaps it’s just to thank you for being so brilliant in your life! You even get free rides on the bus!
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #9
Politeness
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People are mostly nice to you now; you get so many smiles and hellos, without even having to do anything. It kind of feels like you’re famous… Kind of.
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #10
Memories
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You learn to remember the good stuff and forget the bad. If everyone knew how to do this, the world would be such a happier place. Maybe time really is the key.
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Yes, you may forget many things. But you’ve learned that coconut oil is good for memory and Alzheimer’s disease, and you take it diligently.
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Appreciate Your Awesome Elder Years: Delight #11
Noises
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If your dog is barking, or the noise next door or the snoring really bothers you, you can take out your hearing aid! Welcome, blissful peace…
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So there you have it, growing older is not a choice that we have in life. It is going to happen whether we accept it or not. All we can do is focus on the benefits of getting older, and not be afraid to laugh at yourself!
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