DON'T LET YOUR CHEERIOS GET SOGGY

 

I was in the middle of a phone conversation with a good friend this week and because we are good friends I continued to eat my morning cereal. I did apologize and say I needed to continue eating because I was starving and sorry for the chewing sound.
He said:

“you don’t want to let your Cheerios get soggy”

I began thinking about that and how my Cheerios were really a metaphor for so many things, especially life.

Every one of those little round things can be compared to moments in your life. There they are floating in a bowl of milk and stand the chance of becoming soggy and eventually disintegrating if you don’t eat them right away. Just like life, you have to take advantage of the moment and enjoy it before it becomes soggy and eventually turn to mush.

It is easy to get distracted by all sorts of things and our cereal (life moments) gets soggy and is no longer enjoyable.

Learn to enjoy the moments in your life and don’t be left with a bowl of soggy Cheerios and regrets for not eating it while it is crunchy and good.

YOU ARE INVITED TO A PARTY

One of the things I did this weekend was help a special 95 year old celebrate his birthday.  Some heart attacks, a stroke, bypass surgeries and many stints have not slowed him down much. Even though he is 95 he wanted to be outside with us young folks while we were playing corn hole. He really wanted to play but didn’t think he could see well enough to be any good. You see, his attitude is that if he is going to do it, he damn sure is going to win.  

Not certain what his secret to longevity is but he told me last year he was looking forward to his 100^th birthday.    

Optimism? Certainly that must make a big difference.

I do know he stays active physically and mentally. Yes, he has slowed down some but he still works the crossword puzzle every day and he was telling me about his Senior Olympics preparations for this year. He still bowls on at least one league. He will also beat your butt in card games because he still counts cards and knows what has been played. He is slower and we almost take a nap when it is his turn but he still manages to win a lot.

The lesson I guess is:

ü  Go ahead and begin planning your 100^th birthday party no matter how old you are today

ü  Do something every day to keep your mind sharp

ü  Get up off your lazy ass and be active

Sounds pretty simple and seems to have worked for him.

Want to come to my 100^th birthday party?