THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TO SEE AGING

[maria angelica sassone]

The Ten Commandments to see aging No talk of your age or you complain about your ailments, real or imagined

1 .- To ensure your presentation day. Dress up as if to a party. What more party than life! Daily bathing, hair, clothes, yet attractive, smelling clean, tasteful. Good taste is free, costs nothing. Rejoice to see that your mirror and the eyes of others. 2. - Do not lock yourself in your home or in your room. Nothing enclosed play or the prisoner volunteer. Go out into the streets and countryside walks. "Standing water will rot and the machine still rusts." 3. - Love exercise as yourself. A bit of gymnastics, a reasonable hike in or out, at least open the door, water the roses, answering phones, dancing even when you're alone, you make any movement off the bed and the couch. 'Against laziness, diligence. " 4. - Avoiding attitudes and gestures of old collapsed, head down, back hunched, feet dragging. No! People say a compliment when you go, 'What rectito the lord, how pretty lady! " Remember: the gray .... Stained! and wrinkles .... are hidden with a grin! but the shuffling of feet ... now that's a sign of old age! 5. - Do not talk of your age or you complain about your ailments, real or imaginary. I believe you will end by older and sicker than they really are and will make a vacuum. People do not like to hear stories of hospital. When you ask How are you, you will answer that: Very good! Divinely! 6. - Cultivate optimism about everything. To bad weather, good face. Be positive in the trials, good humor in the words, happy face, gentle in manners. Do not be a bitter old man. It is as old as it is exercised. Old age is not a matter of years but a mood. 'The heart never grows old "(the leather is the crease). 7. - Trying to be helpful to yourself and others. There are a parasite or a branch broken off the tree of life. Is sufficient for yourself as much as possible. And help, help with a smile, a council, a service. To open up to others, you will no longer be thinking of a 'me' distraught and lonely. 'Only when you open the walnut, almond appears. " 8. - Work with your hands and your mind. The therapy work is infallible. Any work attitude, intellectual, artistic. Do something, whatever it is and what you can. Traditional occupation, a bit of reading, a nice piece of TV, music. The Blessing of Work is medicine for all ills, and if you're already retired, give attention to service activities, hospitals, nursing homes, churches, etc.. always need helping hands. 9. - You keep living and friendly human relationships. Of course, to be tied at home, integrándote to all members of your family. There you have the opportunity to interact with children, youth and adults, the perfect showcase of life. Lives, but not intrude on the problems of others, unless you specifically ask for advice, recalls: 'See, hear and be silent. " (What you're in red is very important to take into account) 10. - Do not think that 'all the times were better. " Leave your world be condemning and cursing your time. Do not say to each word: 'things are bad, there in my time ...',' I remember that before ... ' Do not live in memories, look forward with joy. Get new goals, make plans and dreams ...! Always positive, never negative. Everyone should be like the Moon, destined to give birth .... and as the sun always bring warmth ...