Only Timeshare on the Coast of Georgia FOREVER YOUNG Recent glimpses of my own mortality have got me wondering, how long do I really want to live? Forever? As Prince tells us: That’s a mighty long time. How about 150? Hmm, I’m not sure how well this body will feel (and more importantly, look) after that amount of time. A cool, clean 100 sounds about right. Maybe 100 and some change if I’m still feeling sprightly. But how does one accomplish such a feat? It turns out science isn’t as much help in this field as one might hope. In interviews with centenarians, the beliefs on how to live to 100 are as varied as there are stars in the skies. Some credit a good diet, others an active lifestyle, some swear to living by the sea, and others to a strong community. My favorite are the rogues. The centenarians who drink whiskey and eat bacon while lighting their sixth cigar of the day off the smoldering end of their fifth cigar of the day. Science has tried to make much of the rogues too. Maybe it’s the brand of whiskey or the type of tobacco in the cigar. Maybe these things have health benefits after all that we should isolate and encapsulate and fit into our “healthy” sterile lives. I think science may be missing the mark. Maybe it’s not the diet or the activity level or the drinking or the not drinking (if it is the not drinking, I’m screwed anyway). I like to think in my unscientific but still totally legit 36 TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | SEPT 2017 Located Behind the Pier & Pavillion Amenities ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ���������������������������������������������������������������� All Condos Include ���������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������ ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 912-447-5080 Tybrisa.com opinion that it’s all about intention. If you eat nothing but lettuce and run like you’re being chased with a mindset that this is what you absolutely MUST DO in order to live a long life, then you’re working against yourself. Similarly, if you drink and smoke because you’re trying to hide from yourself or escape a thought or feeling in your head, you might as well dig your grave with those cocktail straws. Maybe we should take a step back, take a deep breath and do things that we enjoy doing, simply because we enjoy doing them. Have a salad because the tomatoes looked really good at the store today. Have a drink because we’re hanging out with friends and it sounds like something fun to do. Go for a run because the weather just turned cool and the air smells good and you can’t stand the thought of not being outside. Do something nice for someone else with no thought of them doing something nice for you in return. Smile. Breathe. Be. Maybe we’ll make it to 100, but even if we don’t, we’ll enjoy the journey. By Hollie Sessoms Cati��’����Conf�������������� Too Good to be Good for You! Cakes, Cupcakes, Birthday Parties, Cookies & More! ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Come See Me at the Tybee Farmer’s Market WE DELIVER 304-216-5776 Own a Timeshare at the Beach Today!
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