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Raoul’s 2 Cents<\/h5>\n

Age Adjustment<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

It’s hard to believe the Christmas break is over… hard to believe 2020 is over… hard to believe I’m not as young as my mind thinks I am.<\/p>\n

There is a saying that people’s self-image is transfixed on their prime years. We think we can still jump and run like we did back in our twenties. That’s why it’s always a shock to see the old person in front of the mirror. I confess that I often dream about my childhood years and the characters in my dream are people from my youth. In my dreams I still live in my childhood home. How weird is that?<\/p>\n

Hollywood is a prime source of age-deniers. Can you blame them?\u00a0 Maybe they hear me when I watch old movies and point out how much older the actors are today. Maybe that’s why actors are suckers for plastic surgeries.<\/p>\n

I admit I too was a denier. When that bald spot started to expand its boundaries I researched for hair solutions. When I started to look like a frog with a bad case of botox because of the puffiness around my eyes, I asked my\u00a0<\/strong>ophthalmologist to have it removed. But he looked at it and said it would require an expensive plastic surgery.<\/p>\n

He uttered a key word — EXPENSIVE. Only Holly-weirdos do that! And that slapped me into accepting the inevitable force of gravity.<\/p>\n

I figured out a strange balance of scales: With age, our physical bodies go down but wisdom from experience goes up. (At least we like to think so). We have a choice: 1) to devote our time searching for the fountain of youth or 2) to embrace our age and share our life lessons with friends and the younger generation. Maybe that’s why I love conversations. With older people, I have so much to learn. With younger people, I have so much to share.\u00a0 Life is exciting no matter what age. How cool is that?<\/p>\n

Be safe, be healthy, and remember: You can’t help getting old but you don’t have to get old. TGIF people!<\/p>\n

Raoul<\/p>\n

“I’m not getting old. I’m getting better!”<\/em>
\n— Shirley Bassey<\/p>\n

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Joke of the Week<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thanks to Don of Kelowna, B.C. \u00a0for sharing this joke.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"TGIF<\/p>\n

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Video: Family Photo Session<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks to Naomi of North Hollywood, CA<\/p>\n