The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Old
The grumpy approach to aging might be just what you need.
If you are worried or upset about aging — — stop it right now.
Whatever age you are right now, you’ve been aging for that many years already. You’ve got this.
If you are fearful of what the next 5, 10, or 20 years might bring —
Bah! Humbug!
Look back on your life and list all the things that you experienced that you accurately predicted 5, 10, or 20 years previous. If you have more than an idle doodle on that tablet, this curmudgeon is very impressed, and you are one in a million.
If you are anxious about your health — smash that doubt. Every moment you worry-you are actually hurting your health. And yeah, the curmudgeon knows, now you are worried about worrying too much. Get a shrink or a deep bucket for some good head soaking.
If you are watching your parents slide down the decline of life, make yourself a promise that you won’t make your children experience these same emotions, and let’s get started on your plan.
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Where there’s a will, there’s relatives. Wills brings out the two-legged shark “family members” faster than a 55-gallon drum of bloody chum brings out the water-based toothy kind.
