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Alzheimer's and Dementia

TIME

You were the one 

I wanted most to stay.

But time could not be kept at bay.

The more it goes,

the more it's gone,

the more it takes away.

~ Lang Leav

Our Lives are One Big Puzzle

Our lives are one big puzzle,

We don't know how many pieces we've got,

There are people that fit in quite nicely,

And people who try but do not.

We're constantly adding more pieces,

All the memories of things we've been through,

We add laughter and tears and adventure,

And the lessons we've learnt to be true,

Everyone has their own puzzle,

There will be ones where you do not fit,

Don't you ever dare make your piece smaller,

Just so you can live there for a bit,

If you keep cutting off all your edges,

One day you won't recognize what you see,

And you'll forget the person you once were,

Before the world told you who you should be,

Make the most of each piece in your puzzle,

It'll be a grand masterpiece when it's done,

So you won't have to look back when it's over,

And realized you've left out the sun.

~e.h (erin hanson)

The Poetic Underground

In Celebration of Growing Older

Wings of Time

1.  Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2.  When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3.  Life is too short - enjoy it.
4.  Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.  
Your friends and family will.
5.  Pay off your credit cards every month.
6.  You don't have to win every argument.  
Stay true to yourself.
7.  Cry with someone.  It's more healing than crying alone.
8.  Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
9.  When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
11. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
12. Don't compare your life to others.  
You have no idea what their journey is all about.
13. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it...
14. Take a deep breath.  It calms the mind.
15. Get rid of anything that isn't useful.  
Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
16. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
17. It's never too late to be happy.  But it's all up to you and no one else.
18. When it comes to going after what you love in life,
 don't take no for an answer.
19. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.  
Don't save it for a special occasion.  Today is special.
20. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
21. Be eccentric now.  Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
22. The most important sex organ is the brain.
23. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
24. Frame every so-called disaster with these words,
 'In five years, will this matter?'
25. Always choose life.

Regina Brett (born May 31, 1956) is a New York Times bestselling author, newspaper columnist currently writing for The Plain Dealer and The Cleveland Jewish News, and an inspirational speaker.[1]

Life

"Life is as dear to a mute creature

as it is to man.  Just as one wants

happiness and fears pain,

just as one wants to live and not die,

so do other creatures."

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Wabi-Sabi

           

"Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection

and profundity in nature,

of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay and death.

It's simple, slow, and uncluttered and

 it reveres authenticity above all.

It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks

that time, weather, and loving use leave behind.

It reminds us that we are all but transient beings

on this planet -

that our bodies as well as the material world around us

are in the process of returning to the  dust

from which we came."

The Velveteen Rabbit

You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally by the time you are real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all because once you are real you can't be ugly,… except to people who don't understand. - The Velveteen Rabbit