The Happy Group

Some say that the elderly are a happy group,

and that it is because they are retired.

And that is kind of true, but not the whole truth.

You see, we were like all of you under the age

of 60.. everything bothered us.  The government,

our bosses, the kids, the neighbors.. well, you

know how it is.. Protests, screaming at others.

But those of us over 60 and especially over 70,

finally figured it out.. NO ONE REALLY GIVE

A RATS.... about anything the average person

problems.  So why stress yourself out over some

thing no one cares about.

If you can change things what is one thing.. but

those of us in the older group, finally caught on.

The President doesn't care about you and I.

Congress sure the heck doesn't care about you

and I. They only care if they get in office.  And

you and I aren't the ones who get them in.  That

is the big money that baffles us with money, ads

and lies and false promises to get us to vote for

them.  Once they are in.. it is the citizens?  what

citizens?  It is all lip service.

They make laws for us. We have no input. I don't

know when the citizens of the United States  lost

control. We can't vote on ANY law, or policy's.

So really why worry about it.

Same thing is for State. But we do occasionally

get to vote on a policy... but most of them are

done by the people we send to our local

capital.  Same is true of our local county and

city officials.  99% we don't have a clue who

they are, and what they really believe.. and

then it is what the advertisements tell you.

And once in a while the debates.  But that is

short, so you really don't know any of them.

So we vote on faith or what our neighbors

tell us if they know the person.  So you vote

and hope for the best.

But we learn there is hardly anything we can do

about anything except our own direct lives.

So we learn to go with the flow.  Live each day

with as much enjoyment as we can manage. We

let go of our children's problems if we are smart.

After all our parents did.  And the grandchildren?

That is their parents problem.

You can sympathize, feel bad for those, but 99%

is out of our hands... so why stress out about it.

I tell people I have 4 rules/questions....when it comes

to others...

1. is this my problem... and 99% of the time it isn't.

2. do I want to help, and 99% of the time you shouldn't

    (and it turns out just fine)

3. Am I financially responsible for this? 99% of the time, no.

4. Do I want to give money for this?  99% of  the answer

      is no... because if you do, it doesn't help, it postpones things.

Once you figure it out that you should not get involved in

others problems.. it is air lifting for you.  And you are happy.

You go do things that makes you feel happy. Travel, garden

work, help our kids with projects.. Have fun.

You don't go protesting anymore.. you don't argue politics

with friends and others anymore.  Or argue about

religious stuff anymore.  After all, why? what does it do?

stress you out?  And what does stress do? Ruins your health.

So you shake your head when you see other stress out..because

they haven't learn the secret to being happy.

No there is still some stubborn ones, who still stress out

and argue.. but we are the ones with the smiles..