Advice from a 96 year old Grandma about how to stay eternally young:
1. Eat what you want, drink what you want and say what you want, all in "slight" moderation.
2. Don't ever feel sorry yourself; it is waste of time and a waste of life. And it also bores other people tremendously.
3. Always take care of your outside appearance as well as your inside. You can't possibly feel too bad if you look good enough to flirt.
4. Read a lot about history, it will teach you about much worse things that other people have been through, will also inspire you, and remind you that you are not the only person in the world who has gone through struggles.
5. Exercise every day, no matter how tired you are, it will make you stop complaining about how tired that you are, because you won't be tired anymore.
6. Treat yourself to wonderful unnecessary little treats things and outings once in a while. It is the smallest of things that make a whole life truly happy. They will make you remember you are worthy.
7. Only keep the company of people who make you laugh, make you more intelligent, wise and know how to have a good time, even during conversation or just simply sitting quietly with them.
8. Don't ever keep the company of the depressed, needy, complaining or rude. They can affect you like a virus and before you know it, you will become more like them.
9. Never complain about anything. Instead, immediately do something fun, help someone in need, and absorb yourself in something silly to distract you.
10. Never ever say to yourself that you are too old to do anything. This is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You are only as old as you think.
And lastly, my grandmother's regular diet for more than 90 years: Dark chocolate, red meat, homemade apple pie with pippin apples, potatoes, V8 juice, eggs, tuna sandwiches, all kinds of soups, tea, coffee, walnuts, and a stiff martini once in awhile made my father.
By Francesca Biller-Safran
Source: Huffington Post
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