+Hurry up.
+Write it down.
+Just google it.
+Young people appreciate your wisdom, and are willing to do your manual labor.
+More lame jokes as knees get worse.
+If it weren’t for slow speed, I’d have no speed at all.
+Count your blessings—T-9, T-8, T-7, T-6 . . . all the way to LIFT-OFF (the best).
+I’m not half the man I used to think I wished I was.
+”Go with the wimp.”—–Bill Pruett, responding to my complaint feeling like a wimp.
+”As your days, so shall your strength be.”—–Jesus (OK, God, I’ll take Your Word for it.)
+Getting older, getting slower, faster.
+”When I am weak, then I am strong.”—–Paul (Sure need that to be true.)
+”First shall be last—last shall be first.”—–Jesus (Looking forward to the rest of THAT story.)
+”. . . He will teach you all things, and bring all things to your memory, whatever . . .” (Alzheimer’s Bible verse)
+Laugh at peer pressure—or cry for lack of peer pressure.
+Embarrassment doesn’t matter so much anymore (unless no one notices, to laugh with you).
+Memories.
+Short-term memory goes first—no problem, it’s just the issue of things that happened over thirty seconds ago.
+”How are you doing?” becomes a multiple choice question.
+Was ok—got over it.
+God’s opinion—my opinion. (Which is a laughing matter?)
+”Let no one despise your youth.”
+”Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before . . .”
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My dear, faithful servants, you’re not home yet.
OXYMORONS FOR SENIORS
May 27, 2020 By Leave a Comment
FREEDOM (WITH VIGILANCE)—VS— SECURITY (WITH CONTROL)
May 27, 2020 By Leave a Comment
The natural default human experience is a drift toward the promise of security—with a drift toward the loss of freedom.
This experience happens with no conscious effort by the people—with a plan for taking control by a small group at the top.
The reversal of this typical experience, to gain and maintain freedom, requires very conscious effort and sustained faith and sacrifice.
It calls for strength beyond human nature.