Buzzstuff: HOW TO STAY YOUNG

June 25, 2003

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

by George Carlin

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's
workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.

Posted by Buzz at June 25, 2003 01:11 PM

Comments

Yeah dude! Great stuff.

Posted by: Beavis at June 25, 2003 01:25 PM

Wow, great advice. This is one of those rare, simple, straight to point pieces of advice that I cherish. I put a copy of it over on my site so I always have it. I also saved Bill Gates' Words of Wisdom from a high school graduation speech. Sometimes the best advice comes from unlikely sources, but both these guys have been around the block a few times.

Posted by: Johnny9k at June 25, 2003 01:39 PM

So so so so true...

Posted by: Sonia at June 25, 2003 02:40 PM

i like number 2.

no grouches allowed.

Posted by: Kathy Howe at June 25, 2003 02:58 PM

I like to go number 2.

Posted by: Beavis at June 25, 2003 03:39 PM

What a lifestyle to select. I'll give it my best shot.
Thanks for reminding me of the important stuff.

Posted by: Cassie-B at June 25, 2003 05:08 PM

Good list.. i think i need to print it out and staple it to my forehead.

Posted by: sphinx at June 25, 2003 06:28 PM

great tips - every one of them true. did George Carlin really say all these? like Johnny9k said, sometimes from the strangest sources...

Posted by: P at June 25, 2003 06:49 PM