01-28-2013, 12:56 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Wisdom of Our Elders
I was interested to hear about the Legacy Project (Cornell University) on a CBC Radio show Sunday afternoon.
It used to be that people turned to their elders for sage advice. Now, seniors are isolated from us like never before.
This Project interviewed many seniors about how to live a good life.
The most common lesson, was that life is very short. Don't waste your precious time in the rat race just because the money is good. As for marriage, it was often expressed that is important to find a partner that shares your values.
They were interviewed on a number of topics.
http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/
The Legacy Project has systematically collected practical advice from over 1500 older Americans who have lived through extraordinary experiences and historical events. They offer tips on surviving and thriving despite the challenges we all encounter.
Advice From Life’s Graying Edge on Finishing With No Regrets
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/he...anted=all&_r=0
ON MARRIAGE A satisfying marriage that lasts a lifetime is more likely to result when partners are fundamentally similar and share the same basic values and goals.
ON CAREERS Not one person in a thousand said that happiness accrued from working as hard as you can to make money to buy whatever you want.
ON PARENTING Most important, the elders said, is to spend more time with your children, even if you must sacrifice to do so.
ON AGING Maintain social contacts. Avoid becoming isolated.
ON HAPPINESS Almost to a person, the elders viewed happiness as a choice, not the result of how life treats you.
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01-28-2013, 03:02 PM
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Norm!
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Never piss into a windstorm or on an electrical fence.
Anything can be fixed with some elbow grease and a well timed backhand.
I anin't paying for a car, if you want anything pay for it your damned self.
That girl is the furthest thing from good for you, I understand that she has big knockers but those are only there to distract you while she rattles through your wallet.
If you use dynamite you don't have to buy bait, or cook your dinner
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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01-28-2013, 04:24 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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The ingenuity of my grandparents is pretty neat.
The tools they built and stuff they constructed was built to last.
I remember looking at my grandpa's greenhouse and the garage where he kept his tools as a child and was amazed at his simplistic yet effective inventions which would help his garden grow.
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01-29-2013, 12:55 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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I know that I will always regret letting a daycare raise our children for us when there was truly no reason for both of us to have to work. The accumulation of money is a such a shallow pursuit.
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01-29-2013, 01:19 AM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Eleven Hints for Life
1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return.
But what is more painful is to love someone and never
find the courage to let that person know how you feel.
2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who
means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was
never meant to be and you just have to let go.
3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a
porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away
feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose
it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been
missing until it arrives.
5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an
hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it
takes a lifetime to forget someone.
6. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don't go for wealth,
even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you
smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day
seem bright.
7. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go,
be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and
one chance to do all the things you want to do.
8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it
hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.
9. A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck
a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may
heal and bless.
10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best
of everything they just make the most of everything that comes
along their way.
11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with
a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone
around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die,
you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.
- Unknown
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