When Wrinkles Turn Into Sexy Laugh Lines!
It is one of those evolutionary developments you knew was inevitable, yet always refused to believe it would happen to you.
Then, one historic morning, right after your daily shower ritual, you look in the mirror and no longer recognize that old prune-face frowning back at you.
The shock still vibrating through every bone and fiber, you take a seat at the edge of the bed and turn to look at your partner.
Heck, when did this bed grow so big? Then you suddenly remember that the twin-size you bought when you first got married, no longer accommodated sleep comfort for both of you, so you switched to one of those expensive, yet so innovative electropedic beds.
You were quite happy with it until now, the moment you recognized that, it had also come with an "aging tag.
" There is no time to squander.
It is already six and as you return to the bathroom to style your hair you hear your sleeping partner letting one rip.
It is like another wake-up call, making you realize for the first time that, at one time or another, this massive explosion of gasses stopped being funny or embarrassing, and you wonder: did this happen before or after you became aware that the song in the department store elevator was your favorite? The gloomy reality is that when you first started studying 'the book of life expectancy' you were in a hurry and skipped certain chapters, actually, the ones you are confronted with today.
Now you wished you had paid more attention and would be more in tune with was about to come.
Fortunately for you, there are many techniques that can help you, and practicing "humor" is one of them, "keeping an open mind", another.
Aging is like a language.
Once you have memorized the words you can start to make sentences.
For example, you can easily take your current attributes and use them to your advantage.
"Sex" is no longer taboo and you now can laugh wholeheartedly about its jokes, and at the same time, turn "wrinkles" into "laugh lines.
" "Fashion" no longer has limits, and "weight" problems can always be blamed on a decreased metabolism.
Going to bed at 9 PM is catching a "beauty sleep" and the trip to the pharmacist is "socializing" with your new best friend.
There is nothing wrong with expanding your "connections," as remembering correctly, during the early days, while raising children, there never was time for any type of "recreational" activity.
Growing old is about becoming better and when egghead geniuses came up with the phrase "a fountain of youth," they had it all wrong.
It is not some apocryphal story about Ponce de León and a legendary spring in Florida, heck no, it is about all the adventures and knowledge we gathered during our lifetime and the awareness stored inside of each and every one of us old schmucks.
We, the experienced old folk are the fountains of youth, a privilege we gladly share with whoever needs a sip of wisdom, and finds a way to turn us on!
Then, one historic morning, right after your daily shower ritual, you look in the mirror and no longer recognize that old prune-face frowning back at you.
The shock still vibrating through every bone and fiber, you take a seat at the edge of the bed and turn to look at your partner.
Heck, when did this bed grow so big? Then you suddenly remember that the twin-size you bought when you first got married, no longer accommodated sleep comfort for both of you, so you switched to one of those expensive, yet so innovative electropedic beds.
You were quite happy with it until now, the moment you recognized that, it had also come with an "aging tag.
" There is no time to squander.
It is already six and as you return to the bathroom to style your hair you hear your sleeping partner letting one rip.
It is like another wake-up call, making you realize for the first time that, at one time or another, this massive explosion of gasses stopped being funny or embarrassing, and you wonder: did this happen before or after you became aware that the song in the department store elevator was your favorite? The gloomy reality is that when you first started studying 'the book of life expectancy' you were in a hurry and skipped certain chapters, actually, the ones you are confronted with today.
Now you wished you had paid more attention and would be more in tune with was about to come.
Fortunately for you, there are many techniques that can help you, and practicing "humor" is one of them, "keeping an open mind", another.
Aging is like a language.
Once you have memorized the words you can start to make sentences.
For example, you can easily take your current attributes and use them to your advantage.
"Sex" is no longer taboo and you now can laugh wholeheartedly about its jokes, and at the same time, turn "wrinkles" into "laugh lines.
" "Fashion" no longer has limits, and "weight" problems can always be blamed on a decreased metabolism.
Going to bed at 9 PM is catching a "beauty sleep" and the trip to the pharmacist is "socializing" with your new best friend.
There is nothing wrong with expanding your "connections," as remembering correctly, during the early days, while raising children, there never was time for any type of "recreational" activity.
Growing old is about becoming better and when egghead geniuses came up with the phrase "a fountain of youth," they had it all wrong.
It is not some apocryphal story about Ponce de León and a legendary spring in Florida, heck no, it is about all the adventures and knowledge we gathered during our lifetime and the awareness stored inside of each and every one of us old schmucks.
We, the experienced old folk are the fountains of youth, a privilege we gladly share with whoever needs a sip of wisdom, and finds a way to turn us on!
