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When History repeats itself, it really doesn’t.
Because Time continuously passes, the newer, contemporary Age makes the subject
and its matter different, in an assortment of degrees. An Update might do ‘the
job’ but issues and topics are original and unusual in their own time-block and
time-frame. If they are removed, it can somehow destroy the original picture.
However, because Fragments can, do and should be repeated at a later Date in
Fleeting Time, that which is known as ‘Rewrites’ (in the Literary World) have
continuously been popular and well-accepted.
Keeping this fact in mind, as I reviewed an
Article I had previously written for Maturity TODAY, a Las Vegas Senior
Magazine for their November/December, 2006 issue, a terrific
Idea struck that I decided to carry out immediately.
Back then, the deal was that I provided the
Content (as Content is King) and Marguerite, the Publisher, added a few
editorials, compose the title and voila: It became the Featured Article. Today, I am now six (6) years older and wiser
(now having turned a relevant page in the Aging Process). At 60, I realized I have new and improved assertions
and insertions to make that had not occurred to me during that timeframe on
that very composition.
I also recalled what Harry Porterfield (of CBS’s ‘Someone You Should Know’) had told me
in 2002 when he wanted to re-interview me for an update on my Cartoonists
Against Crime ©1991 Comic Art Campaign that I founded and launched. He stated:
“It’s time to revisit.” Revisiting is a fruitful activity Writers should
embrace as it lets us re-examine old(er) material we had penned and discover
where ‘our heads and hearts’ were at that time ‘in the Past.’ I know Harry would agree.
The Question to ask is: What elements can be further added after a
parcel of time has passed, allowing us to embrace other Memories and
Experiences? Is everything a growing
experience that we can and should learn by? What should be added? What should be eliminated or deleted? What new conclusions should be
considered?
Therefore, that’s the plan. Not only as a
creative writing project, but in order for me to gain more Insight as my 7TH
Decade (60-69) begins its illustrious Career, my new and improved Version follows.
Perhaps at 70 (circa 2022), we’ll see what else I think, but let’s not rush the
trip – this Trip called Life.
Dividing the November/December, 2006
Article entitled:
Breaking
the Age Barrier
In
2006, 54 is the New 34, but the politicians and mass media have yet to
acknowledge it!
fashioned in two parts is (by far) the better approach to take.
This is because as I go back to review
it, the opening focuses on Women, Aging and their Influence, a broad topic that
deserves much more research and justice as this feature was only a ¾ page
article in 4 columns. Therefore, I’ll
address Section 2 called:
A
Baker’s Dozen of ‘How to live Life to its Fullest’ – tips that are timeless.
1. Resolve to eat, drink and be merry
– in moderate doses.
2.
Don’t drink or smoke anything harmful, toxic or poisonous to your mind,
body or spirit. If you’re caught up in
anything harmful, seek the help of professions to help you ‘silence those
demons.’
3.
Sleep when tired as the rest will do you good.
4.
Walk away from trouble. Sometimes run.
Don’t ‘trouble’ trouble.
5. Be creative, confident and clear. It’s the 3C of living a full Life.
6. Don’t sacrifice your happiness, health,
contentment or well-being. You’ll only
have regrets if you do.
7. Never ‘exorcise exercise’ from your daily
routine. Thirty minutes a day (only) is
needed for maintenance. ‘Doing the math’
that equates to only 2.08% of your entire day, a pittance of time for an
activity that is tremendously vital to and for your well-being. Your loved ones
(around you) will be happy you ‘take care of yourself.’
8. Learn ten (10) new facts every day about an
assortment of subjects. The brain needs
its ‘Daily Fix’ as well for it to work its best for you.
9. Do volunteer work. Volunteering molds a personality while
extending goodwill.
10. Save for a rainy day – for the unexpected – as
a thunderstorm can strike at any time and at any place. Preparation is the key in every decade of
life.
11. Be nice to people of all ages, stages, colors
and persuasions. We’re all the same,
just attired in different Skins so we don’t get bored. After all, would you want everyone here on
our granite planet to look like George Clooney or Salma Hayek? Life would get mighty boring and extremely stale if that were
the case.
12. Smile. There’s bound to be someone smiling
back at you.
13. Consider every meeting a valuable connection
to be nurtured. Keep-in-touch. With High Technology, new friends,
opportunities and learning experiences are only a P&C: Point & Click
away.
In retrospect, although it was a compliment to
have been told that at 54, that is now considered the ‘New 34’ in 2006, I am
very pleased to have crossed the 60 Year Marker, having twice the experiences
of anyone half my age and am eagerly looking forward to what lies ahead,
especially so since we’re in a total Democratic State of Mind.
END: To reiterate:
When history repeats itself, it really doesn’t to a writer because a creative
person can always reword their experiences to emphasize the latest Additions to
that Edition. That’s what we’re known to
do; expected to do and love to do. It’s our Job that hardly feels like ‘work.’
BRIEF
BIO: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith is a
Screenwriter, Author, Eventologist & Promoter (based in Chicago since 1974)
who writes a lot about an endless plethora of topics. She heads:
Koopersmith’s Global Communications and an Outfit called: AFSEE:
Advocates For Senior Equality & Enrichment ©2002. “Writing is basically AID: All I Do,” she tells us, “It’s what makes our
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