WASHINGTON DC (Web Desk) – A US journalist explains, what truly made my grandma a gorgeous woman and appear younger than her years was her attitude about life and the way that she carried herself in it.
“If you can’t laugh at yourself, no one will ever take you seriously,” the journalist, Francesca Biller quoted her 96-year-old grandmother.
According to Biller’s grandma, this is the list of 20 things that will help one stay young:
1. Watch your figure closely, because if you don’t take the time to do so, nobody else will.
2. Avoid spending time with people who complain about how old they feel.
3. Exercise every day, no matter how tired or lazy you feel.
4. Travel whenever you are able.
5. Take the time to plan wonderful things for the future, this will give you something to look forward to and make you feel hopeful.
6. Be extravagant once in awhile. Be it a chocolate cake or buying something expensive to wear.
7. On a daily basis, eat whatever you want, drink what you want, and say what you want, but all with a degree of moderation.
8. Flirt with life. This will make you feel young, hopeful and excited to get out of bed every day.
9. Surround yourself with lively, smart, fun and interesting people who adore being around you.
10. Be spontaneous. This can make you feel alive and young.
11. Don’t ever feel sorry about yourself.
12. Take the time to be beautiful. You can’t feel both depressed and fabulous at the same time.
13. Treat yourself regularly to wonderful little things.
14. Never say or think that you are ‘too old’ to do anything.
15. Live the way that you feel your real age to be, not what others tell you.
16. Every morning when you wake up, tell yourself you are a beautiful and wonderful person while you look straight into the mirror.
17. Read a lot of history, it will teach you a lot about what other people have gone through and their stories will inspire you.
18. As soon as a negative thought comes into your mind, make a habit of replacing it with a joke or something positive.
19. Whether you’re a man or a woman, never sit around all day in your bedclothes.
20. Pay attention to children because they know how to be happy, young and carefree.
This article appeared on Elephant Journal.
