Get into the 2000s
One of the standard jokes about aging pokes fun at people who've never heard of the bands the teenagers listen to like The Fray. If you said "The who?" you might want to get with the times. The Who is an English band from the 60s and 70s, albeit one of the greatest bands of all time (in my humble opinion.) The Fray is a Colorado-based rock band whose song, How to Save a Life, won them a 2007 Grammy nomination and has been downloaded more than 2,000,000 times. I don't necessarily listen to the music teenagers listen to, but I at least recognize some of the names and that makes me seem more "hip" than some almost-50 moms. I also watch the news and/or read the newspaper every day. People who are oblivious to current events can seem out of touch or self absorbed. Living in the present moment, knowing what's going on around you and not obsessing about the past contribute to a sense of youthfulness. Staying in tune with the times may even help people live to 100, according to the results of a poll of 100 people, aged 99 and older, who were questioned about the secrets of longevity. Spirituality, a healthy diet, no smoking and being happy were also high on the list of what's important to living a long life, according to Dr. John Mach, the head of Evercare, which conducted the poll. Evercare provides care coordination programs for the elderly and disabled. "They very much paid attention to both technology and current events," he said about the elderly respondents. Read the Aging Backwards Tuesday Tips on staying current at LifeTwo.