50 Great things about 50 Great things about AgingAging

Look to your left Look to your left and right.and right.

Some PerspectiveSome Perspective

• College Freshman in 2008College Freshman in 2008• Have always had CDs no recordsHave always had CDs no records• TV was always cableTV was always cable• Jay Leno is the host of TonightJay Leno is the host of Tonight• Popcorn was always cooked in the Popcorn was always cooked in the

microwavemicrowave• Don’t know who Mork isDon’t know who Mork is• AIDS has been here their whole livesAIDS has been here their whole lives• Never used a bottle cap openerNever used a bottle cap opener

You know what You know what you like.you like.

You know you You know you have to depend have to depend on yourself.on yourself.

You know what You know what style looks good style looks good on you.on you.

You can enjoy You can enjoy the freedom of the freedom of menopausemenopause..

Sense of Sense of achievement achievement improvesimproves

You understand You understand your personal your personal sexual needssexual needs..

Only age group Only age group that looks good that looks good in red lipstick.in red lipstick.

You look forward You look forward to a dull evening to a dull evening at home.at home.

You know you can You know you can survive without survive without computers, xerox computers, xerox machines, frozen machines, frozen dinners, I-pods, contact dinners, I-pods, contact lenses, cell phones and lenses, cell phones and plastic surgery.plastic surgery.

Sleep lateSleep late

You know no one You know no one is perfect so you’re is perfect so you’re not disappointed in not disappointed in people as often.people as often.

Spoil GrandkidsSpoil Grandkids

You appreciate You appreciate humor.humor.

Book TitlesBook Titles

Cooking with Hot FlashesCooking with Hot Flashes Didn’t My Skin Used to Fit?Didn’t My Skin Used to Fit? Growing Your Own TurtleneckGrowing Your Own Turtleneck

You know these are You know these are the wonder years, the wonder years, when you wonder :when you wonder :

““How did I ever get How did I ever get this old?”this old?”

The kids are The kids are grown!grown!

You know you You know you don’t need a date don’t need a date to go out for a to go out for a good time.good time.

You’ve learned You’ve learned to pick your to pick your battles.battles.

Your investment Your investment in health in health insurance begins insurance begins to pay off.to pay off.

Your don’t rip the Your don’t rip the seat of your pants seat of your pants trying to climb over trying to climb over fencesfences..

Your knees and Your knees and knuckles can knuckles can predict the weather predict the weather better than Geoff better than Geoff Fox or Dr. Mel.Fox or Dr. Mel.

Your wedding gifts Your wedding gifts and furniture are and furniture are now officially now officially antiques.antiques.

Old age is not a Old age is not a disease. It’s strength disease. It’s strength and and survivorship survivorship triumphtriumph over over disappointments, disappointments, trials and illness.trials and illness.

You don’t have You don’t have anything to proveanything to prove..

You can speak You can speak your mind.your mind.

Increased Increased wisdomwisdom

More knowledgeMore knowledge

I don’t have to I don’t have to go to work any go to work any moremore

Not influenced Not influenced by peer pressureby peer pressure..

We accept the inevitable.We accept the inevitable. We accommodate our actions to We accommodate our actions to

reflect our personal limitations.reflect our personal limitations. We are realistic about who we We are realistic about who we

are and what we can are and what we can accomplish. accomplish.

The mortgage is The mortgage is paid off.paid off.

Senior discountsSenior discounts

More More participation in participation in politicspolitics

VolunteerismVolunteerism

Collecting on Collecting on Social Security Social Security taxestaxes

Keener Keener appreciation of appreciation of naturenature

More in touch More in touch with spiritualitywith spirituality

Know who your Know who your true friends are.true friends are.

Vocabulary Vocabulary improvesimproves

Judgment Judgment improvesimproves

It’s better than It’s better than the alternativethe alternative