Living Long Life cont.--#23, #24, #25, How It Feels Question?

And the list continues to grow concerning how to live to be 100 years of age. In my previous posts I started with the 20 lifestyle points that could enable a person to live to be 100, and then at the suggestion of my readers the list grew to 22. Today I will be adding 3 more that just seemed to have popped into my mind. Here goes: #23--Personal hygiene is a very important aspect to living healthy and staying healthy, so it has to be an important part of living to be a healthy 100. While some around my household have said I have an obsession with washing my hands I would rather say I just like to have clean hands. This has been on my list of to do's since I was a kid so maybe it was or is an obsession. Then I read about this practice and find that it is always recommended that you wash your hands with warm water and soap three times a day. If I am handling my pets I will wash them each time I touch them, not an obsession just a practice that could result in good health, or I am doing some kind of physical labor I always wash my hands as soon as possible when finishing. Of course it is always recommended after using the rest room and I shudder every time I go to a public rest room and see the people leave the rest room area without washing their hands. I read where Donald Trump has a very strong obsession about clean hands and he does not like to shake hands because of the germs he may get while shaking. It is very concerning to me when I am at a restaurant with a group and I have to shake hands before eating, way too many germs. Ooops, now this is sounding like an obsession so I must move on. Part two of good hygiene is the daily bath, which in some cultures is not daily. But regardless of the culture a daily bath is a very good thing. I read an article about the woes of the homeless and how they have to fight disease on a daily basis simply because they are not able to keep themselves clean. Bottom line, stay clean and you have a better chance of staying healthy for a long time. Let's move on with #24--in the first 20 we mentioned having a positive attitude was a great attribute to have for living longer. How about eliminating negative thoughts as another point towards longevity? There is nothing more damaging to your day than to listen to negative conversation or engage in it yourself. So, eliminate negative thoughts and have positive thoughts for a longer healthy life. The last point for today will grow the list to #25--which is simply the will to live. I can't figure out why it wasn't on the first 20 but I must say that this commitment must happen before a long life will happen. How many stories do we read about people overcoming tragedy, illness, life threatening accidents, etc., and the will to live is always mentioned. Well I think that regardless of how many challenging things are offered to us in life we must have the will to live a long healthy life. It is amazing how this list continues to grow and that is a good thing since we can continue to add to it for as long as we wish, maybe even until we are 100!!!

Since turning 70 on December 16th I am now getting the question of "how does it feel to be 70?" I can honestly say that it really feels no different than being 60 or maybe 68, but a hellava lot different than 30. The key to answering the question is that I can say I feel great and enjoy life very much. On 12.16.38 I reset my goals for the next 20 years with the intent to accomplish more than I have accomplished in the first 70, and the goofy thing about it is I am convinced I can do that. The secret to doing this is to stay healthy and active, plus use my life experiences to help me achieve my new goals. The starting line was established on my birthday and commenced at 6:38 a.m. in the morning of the 16th. I have written this down and will add to it as I see new things I want to accomplish, it is a never ending to do list that will grow daily.

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For today,

Mike Greer