PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.
Perhaps the loss and blurring of memories from old age isn’t entirely a bad thing. We can look back on our lives through the filter of contentment for a life well lived.
We can remember the happy birthdays, the important anniversaries, the great grandkids, and forget the nosy, incompetent co-workers, the uncaring, slave-driver bosses, the crazy neighbors, and the arrogant politicians.
They say that ignorance is bliss, and it can be – in a way. Just remember that living well is the best revenge. Accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative. Don’t worry. Be happy!
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Click above to hear the great Ella Fitzgerald tell you how to do it.
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Go to Rochelle’s Addicted to Purple site and use her Wednesday photo as a prompt to write a complete 100 word story
Archon's Den 
Can’t beat a good Ella! Dont worry be happy is another good sentiment and song. Thank you for this.😇
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Thank you. 🙂 Please feel free to stop by and pat my head any time. 😆
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As long as you pop over and slap my back occasionally *chortles*.
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Wise words.
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Thanx. At my age, there’s no problem that can’t be solved with a nap. 🙂
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When Alzheimer’s sets in, the victim gradually comes to a place of not knowing what has been lost. It is the caregivers who have to endure this long goodbye. Not sure why my mind went there, but it did. 🙂
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This story was more about overfull mind distraction, but I understand the sad reality of your thought. I had to endure 7 years of it with my mother. She had several mini-strokes, and then a more serious one. At the end, she still recognized me, but had no idea where and why she was. 😦
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I’m sorry. That’s a hard thing to go through.
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Not to be one of those overly “cheery” peeps, I do tend to focus on the positive. It’s just so much easier and lighter that way 😉 Of course, as the memory goes, I like to think the happy ones are the toughest and ones that stick around!
Excellent Ella addition!
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I linked a music video to one of my posts, and a regular reader asked if I could do it more often, so I’m obliging. Glad you liked it. I chose Ella – cuz she’s the best – but everybody has done a cover, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra….Lord, even Justin Timberlake. 😯
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It is fun to add some music… and Ella – yeah, she is the best…
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Wise.
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Long ago, I stepped out of the ‘young and daring’ set. Now I just happily reminisce. 🙂
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Emphasizing the positive gets my vote every time. Good writing.
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I’m positive that I appreciate your comment. Thanx. 🙂
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