The saying Youโ€™re Only Young Once gives youth license to enjoy themselves, implying that as you age, you will enjoy life less and less.ย 

FUN is OVER for you forever!

Iโ€™m guessing that you donโ€™t accept that idea.

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Did you know Dr. Seuss published his book, Youโ€™re Only Old Once, on his 82nd birthday in 1986? I didnโ€™t either, until I spotted his book of cartoons on a library shelf. For sure, he doesnโ€™t depict aging as fun and games.ย 

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Scriptures abound with examples of those who lived longer because they had something to live for. Here are a few, in historical order:

  • Noah began building the ark at age 500.
  • Sarah had baby Isaac at age 90 (Please donโ€™t gasp!
  • Caleb, age 85, attacked the giants in the hill country, drove them out, and became a landowner.

 

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Social Media: Folks here prove that as you age, you can be as vibrant as a teen on social media. Not a one, acting soloย or in aย duo, acts obsolete as Dr. Seussโ€™s cartoons may suggest. They are wizards on Facebook Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

 

 

 

The Beatles Get By With a Little Help from My Friends!

 

 

 

Young, or more mature, โ€œHow do you view the aging process?โ€

How do you get by (at whatever age you are)?

Iโ€™ve enjoyed reading Mary Pipherโ€™s Women Rowing North: Navigating Lifeโ€™s Currents and Flourishing as We Age. Any other titles to suggest?

๐Ÿ™‚ย  My next post will appear on Wednesday, April 10.

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