Welcome to the month of February 2025
We hope and pray that you are still taking diligent care of yourselves. For many of us, February is a cold and harsh month, but there are still ways to find enjoyment, continue to grow as a person, and live intentionally. Remember, January is for dreamers … February is for doers.
We are living in what they call the golden years and there is a reason. Getting older has its rewards. For one, you’re good at using what you’ve learned. This is called crystalized intelligence, and it keeps getting better, even when you’re 75 or 80. Older people these days control their emotions better and focus more on how to make the most of life.
Of course we have our concerns as we become older. Around the time the hair on your head starts to disappear, it can show up in the strangest places. This can mean large hairs in older guys' noses and ears. Older women may notice small hairs on their chins. This is all caused by changes in our hormones.
Our sleeping patterns can shift as we age, so we get sleepier earlier and wake up earlier. That seems to work out well.
You may worry more about breaking bones as you age.
You’re more likely to get arthritis as you age.
Mild memory changes go along with aging.
Dementia is not a normal part of aging.
Sometimes aging brings more serious vision issues.
You may be on a diet with weight and health concerns. The Mediterranean diet is a heart-healthy diet and good for your brain too.
Please don’t forget to include some moderate activity at least 3 times a week. Do Something Creative, Get a little artsy like singing, drawing or painting and you’ll be happier, think more clearly, and have a better quality of life.
Staying connected with family and friends can help you stay young at heart -- and boost your emotional and physical health, too. It helps to decrease any feelings of anxiety or depression.
Talk to your doctor or therapist if anxiety or depression interfere with your enjoyment of normal daily life or you think of harming yourself. Therapy and medication can help.
The graying of America
may be a good thing for us Baby Boomers. Those 61 to 79 years old tend to cast ballots more than any other age group. And they’re the fastest-growing block of voters in the U.S. these days. That means more voting power on topics that matter as you age such as Medicare, Social Security, and health care.
I’m just saying.
Laughing remains a mostly good thing with several short-term and long-term health benefits. Short-term benefits include decreasing your stress level. It can also stimulate circulation, easing tension and helping your muscles relax. Laughter can even boost your intake of oxygen-rich air. This is beneficial to your heart and lungs.
As far as long-term benefits, laughing may curb depression and anxiety, helping you feel better. Dispelling negative thoughts and reducing stress can also strengthen your immunity and lessen the risk of illness. In addition, the more you laugh, the more endorphins your brain releases. These are feelgood hormones that not only improve mood but also relieve pain.
Did you hear about the woman who beat her husband to death with his guitar collection?
At her arraignment, the judge asked, “First offender?”
She replied, “No, first a Gibson, and then a Fender.”
A young woman invited a friend over to her place for dinner and said that she would be making scallops. “I love seafood,” the friend thought. “Heck yes I’ll be there!” She made Betty Crocker Scalloped Potatoes. Yes, from a box.
If you want your children to listen, try talking softly to someone else.
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
Everyone with telekinetic powers, raise my hand.
I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.
Did you hear about the coin shortage?
America is out of common cents.
I had plastic surgery last week – I cut up my credit cards.
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
My best birth control now is just to leave the lights on.
My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. He was right. I feel ten years older already.
Did you hear about the two mummies who passed gas at the same time? They had a toot in common.
Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.
Sports are the reason I am out of shape. I watch them all on TV.
The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades.
The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it back in your pocket.
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
Did you hear about the train robbery down in Mexico?
They said the robber had a loco-motive.
Did you hear about the company that made yard sticks?
Turns out, they’re not making them any longer.
What’s the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?
You’ll see one later and one in a while.
What’s the difference between the bird flu and the swine flu?
One requires tweetment and the other an oinkment.
What’s the difference between a $20 steak and a $55 steak?
February 14th.
What’s the difference between a piano and a tuna?
You can tuna piano, but you can’t piano a tuna.
What’s the difference between a hopeless romantic and an Italian exterminator?
One chases romance, the other chases Rome ants.
What’s the difference between an amateur thief and a professional thief?
An amateur thief says, “Give me all your money!.”
A professional thief says, “Sign here please.”
What’s the difference between a dad joke and a bad joke?
The direction the first letter faces.
What’s the difference between a man and a computer?
You only have to tell a computer to do something once.
When I was a kid, my mother told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Turns out, identity theft is a crime.
I hate it when people say age is only a number. Age is clearly a word.
I asked my grandpa: “After 65 years you still call grandma darling, beautiful and honey. What’s the secret?”
Grandpa: “I forgot her name five years ago and I’m scared to ask her."
On the first day of school, the teacher asked a student "What are your parent’s names?" the student replied, "My father’s name is Laughing and my mother’s name is Smiling" the teacher said, " Are you kidding" the student said, “No Kidding is my brother I am Joking.”
A kid walks in late to class, the teacher asks him “Why are you late?” and he replies “I was busy throwing pebbles in the lake” Another kid walks in late to class and the teacher asks him “Why are you late” and he replies “I was busy throwing pebbles in the lake”, The last kid walks in and the teacher says “Why are you late? and why are you all wet?” and the kid says back REMEMBER, MY NAME IS PEBBLES!!
A woman was 3 months pregnant when she fell into a coma. After 6 months she woke. She asked the doctor “How's the baby?” “You had twins, a girl and a boy” the doctor replied. “Your brother named them.” The woman said, “oh no not my brother, what did he call them?" “He called the girl Denise and he called the boy Denephew.”
A slice of apple pie is $2.50 in Jamaica and $3.00 in the Bahamas. These are the pie rates of the Caribbean.
England doesn’t have a kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
One day Max went to see Carl. Carl had a big swollen nose.
“Whoa, what happened, Carl?,” Max asked.
“I sniffed a brose,” Carl replied.
“What?,” Max said. “There’s no ‘b’ in rose!”
Carl replied, “There was in this one!”
After a prolonged drought when the rains came, all the animals in the forest were happy except the Kangaroo. When the others asked him what the reason was for such sadness, the Kangaroo revealed that the rain meant that all its kids would now be playing inside.
A kid was going to his first day of school and looked very worried, so his dad asked him, "What's wrong?"
The kid nervously asks his dad, "How long do I have to go to school for?" "Until you're 18", says the father.
The kid nods, and thinks about this quietly. When they get to the front gates of the school, the kid says, "Dad, you will remember to come and get me when I'm 18, won't you?"
A man takes his sick Chihuahua to the veterinarian. They’re immediately taken back to a room. Soon, a Labrador walks in, sniffs the Chihuahua for 10 minutes and leaves. Then a cat comes in, stares at the Chihuahua for 10 minutes and leaves. Finally, the doctor comes in, prescribes some medicine and hands the man a $250 bill.
“This must be a mistake,” the man says. “I’ve been here only 20 minutes!” “No mistake,” the doctor says. “It’s $100 for the lab test, $100 for the cat scan and $50 for the medicine.”
I was in a barbershop when a man and his young son walked in to get a haircut. The man asked the barber to give his son a haircut while he shopped for groceries nearby. The barber finished giving the haircut but there was no sign of the father. An hour passed; two hours passed. We finally asked the son where his father was. The boy shocked us by saying, "That man was not my father. He just told me that if I wanted to get a free haircut at the barbershop, I should come with him."
One friend complains to another, “All my husband and I do any more is fight. I’ve been so upset, I’ve lost 20 pounds.”
“If it’s that bad, why don’t you just leave him?” asks the other friend. “I’d like to but I want to lose another 15 pounds first.”
A stranger enters a store and spots a sign: DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG! Inside, he sees a harmless old hound asleep on the floor.
“Is that the dog we’re supposed to be aware of?” he asks the owner.
“That’s him,” comes the reply.
“He doesn’t look at all dangerous to me. Why would you post that sign?”
“Before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him.”
The teenager lost a contact lens while playing basketball in his driveway. After a brief, fruitless search, he gave up. His mother assumed the cause and within minutes found the lens.
“How did you do it?” he asked.
“We weren’t looking for the same thing,” she explained. “You were looking for a piece of plastic. I was looking for $150.”
If you have six oranges in one hand and eight bananas in another, what do you have? Big hands.
Two antennas decided to get married. The ceremony was pretty boring, but the reception was great!
Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.
Live life for today.
Look for a single moment of joy each day.
Pray for tomorrow.
Cherish your blessings.
And visit with your precious memories often.
Thank you for visiting.
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