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 "Twelve Prescriptions for the
Millennium"
How to Win While
You're Losing and
Stay Young While You're Growing Old
Robert Ronald
American Jesuit Missionary
Some people have the knack of
being unhappy, even when they have everything. Others can be happy even when
they have nothing. If you are unhappy, it's time to change knacks. These
rules are my mother's knacks for knocking out the gremlins that growing older
brings. They won't make you younger, but they will make the passing days more
pleasant.
Look your
troubles in the eye. Problems not faced do not go away. Life is a roller coaster
of ups and downs. Anticipate each dip, and prepare for it.
Never say you
can't, but do say you won't. Neither be so discouraged that you quit, nor so
stubborn you won't stop. Troubles come sooner and last longer for those who wear
themselves out.
For whatever
you can no longer do, substitute something else. There is nothing more
refreshing than a good nap, as long as it's followed by waking up. Find a way to
slow down without stopping.
Don't hide.
If you want your special needs attended to, you have to make them known. do not
be ashamed of your limitations.
Claim your
rights and privileges, such as the right to refuse to eat more, the privilege of
resting and pacing your activities, the right to assistance, the privilege of
cutting back on your work, and so on.
Be humble
enough to accept help and proud enough to ask for it. Do not be ashamed to ask
for what you need. Accept help graciously.
Always offer
a helping hand and a comforting ear. Stay interested in the world around you.
concern for others lightens your own concerns.
Put anger,
sadness and regret behind you. It's perfectly OK to feel anger at the pain and
distress of growing old. It isn't OK to stay angry. It's perfectly OK to mourn
the closing of chapters in your life. It isn't OK to mourn the rest of your
life. It's OK to regret all the things you could or should have done
differently. It isn't OK not to forgive yourself or others. don't let your anger
today spill over into tomorrow. Look back without regret and forward without
dread.
Always look
for the bright side. We win or lose by how we interpret and react to everything
that happens. Winning is rejoicing in what you have left. Losing is seeing only
what you have lost.
Take every day
as it comes, and give it all you've got. The thing to be afraid of is not what
you fear, but letting the fear keep you from going on.
Enjoy what
each day brings. Be open with wonder and excitement to new experiences, even
those that come with decline. Enjoy the ride down, even when you know there is
no going back up.
Stir up the
tiger in your tank. You body will still be the same old jalopy, but life will
have more satisfaction.
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"Sunny Side Of The Street"
Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald with Count Basie
Grab your coat and get your hat
Leave your worry on the doorstep
Just direct your feet
To the sunny side of the street.
Can't you hear a pitter-pat
And that happy tune is your step
Live can be so sweet
On the sunny side of the street.
I used to walk in the shade
With those blues on parade
But now I'm not afraid
This rover crossed over.
If I never have a cent
I'll be rich as Rockefeller
Gonna set my feet
On the sunny side of the street.
Grab your coat and get your hat
Leave your worry on the doorstep
Just direct your feet
To the sunny side of the street.
Can't you hear a pitter-pat
And that happy tune is your step
Live can be so sweet
On the sunny side of the street.
I used to walk in the shade
With those blues on parade
But now I'm not afraid.
This rover crossed over.
If I never have a cent
I'll be rich as Rockefeller
With gold dust at my feet
On the sunny side of the street.
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June 2000
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