Good Lifestyle

Life moves quickly and it's easy to become so caught up in the daily obligations and distractions that we lose sight of the big picture. That's why it's so useful to spend time talking with those who are older than American people who have experienced thehighs and lows of life, but who have enough distance to give them a clear perspective on what really matters. In this spirit, we seek the insight of those with some of the longest and richest experience in the life of anyone: 90 years old (and, in some cases, those who have already struck 100). Here they offer the things they love most and regret most of their life very full.

In 2017, then-94 years oldJean Miller, from Falkirk, U.K., spoke withThe Guardian About the importance of learning, which you have 9 years or 90. "Life is an education and if you do not learn as [you] then it's bad," she said . "I learned to see things in a different way over time."

Miller describes taking practice lessons, German courses and register for the organization of continuing educationSenior age. She pointed out that the constant search for new knowledge and new experiences is what allowed him to give him a long life his wealth and kept it youth as she was struck out of 100.

When writer and ministerLydia Sohn interviewed a number ofpeople in their 90s As part of a 2018 writing project, she said she expected some regretd not having had more professional achievements. But when she asked a older gentleman if he wanted to have done more in his career, he told him that it was not the case at all: "No, I would like me to have liked", he said to him.

We can be so busy in our lives thanget some friends together for dinner or sitting around the table with our family can sometimes seem a lot to ask, but in the long run, these are probably the moments we appreciate the most, according to then-91 years oldSheila Keating, who saidThe Guardian In 2017, "my greatest pleasures include having supper with friends and family."

In SOHN's conversations with 90 years, she found that "most of their regrets turned around their families. They wished relationships, whether with their children or between their children, proved differently." A woman sohn spoke with described how her two children had not seen her nor have spoken for more than two decades, that she said that the "only thing keeps the night".

According to Sohn, the 90 years she has spoken with systematically cited the times when their children were younger and live at home as some of the happiest moments of their lives. "" Was not these most stressful moments in your life? "Sohn would ask. "Yes, of course," they all accepted. But there was no doubt that these days were also the happiest ".

Obviously, someone who lived to reach their 90s doingSomething Until jersey on the right, then-90 years oldKrishnamoorty Dasu RecountThe GuardianIn 2017 only if he could give his youngest self-advice ", it would be to keep your mind and body reading and ruming and throughWalking exercises. "He also added that eating moderation is something he wanted to have done more.

Dasu also added that the times he appreciated most in life were when he could "be useful to [himself] and to others." This saves numerous studies, including the 2017 research published in the journalNature It thought people feel happier after doing something generous. Often, these are the moments when we prove useful to others that we feel the best - and these are the moments when we are going to look with the greatest penchant of old age.

Vitamins are supposed to have all kinds of health benefits to keep you (and your eyes, the muscles, the heart, you name it). But at least one doctor of 100 years,Ephraim Engleman, MD, who spoke toNbc In 2011, I did not recommend adding healthy pills to his daily diet. "The use of vitamins? Forgetting," he said at the time. "I do not encourage a lot of doctors either."

One of the most consistent things you will hear from those of their 90 is to value your time with the people you love and do not spend too much time working. At 99,Don Anderson RecountThe Guardian In 2017, that the key to being happy is to find "something peaceful to do" to make a living. "The biggest lesson is to take life in a measured and relaxed way, not to rush too much or worry too much about things," he said.

Although a few 90 some 90 years describe wishing to have worked more, many say they want them to have been saved more and earlier. It was the opinion ofPam Zeldin, a life of 94 years and 94 years in Manchester, U.K., who saidThe GuardianThat the council she would give him a younger was ", start as soon as possible to make you financially stable when you get older, so you do not have to worry."

While a lot of 90 years rejected all the work they had done for their work from 9 to 5, those who worked who really had an impact considered as others look at these moments of heat. For example, nurseDaniella Ruiz, Rn, wrote for theMethuselah Foundation About a former firefighter named Howie, who told him he often thought about his days fighting fires.

"I think of boys, we all work together to save lives, save homes, to save. We were a team," described the child over 90 years old. "Do not forget that I returned in three times for these children, one under each arm? Yeah, I remember that."

Although Zeldin spent a lot of time seeing the world, she saidThe Guardian It's "Do not sit in the house" and "travel as much as you may be". You do not hear too many people say they wanted they had passedlesstimeexplore the world and all he has to offer.

We are often taken into account by just celebrating specific opportunities: holidays, birthdays, birthdays. But looking at their favorite moments, the elderly did not make fun of lessWhyThey had a party - they just remember the celebration. Like a 100-year-old woman named Ruth saidAri Cohen In 2011, "do not look at the calendar, continues to celebrate every day."

You need someone who lived a century to appreciate the value of things that are built to last. Ruth also exhorted that young people "invest in quality pieces, they never go out of style", noting that something that is cheap or poor quality will disappoint you quite quickly.

Some of the 90-Somethings things look with the Fond des Memories are the friendships they made and maintained over the years. As 94 yearsBetty C.ofGulf Coast Village Retirement Community In southwestern Florida, said earlier in 2020, its best advice is to "make friendships".

Betty C. Another pearl of wisdom? "It's better to always remember smiling anddo not worry Because worry is useless! "

Another member of the village community on the Gulf Coast, aged 93LORI L., says one of the most rewarding feelings wasdiscover where she comes from. She learned that she was adopted and raised by another family in a farm in the North Dakota after being born to a young mother who could not worry about her. Now, Lori urges others to "find your past family history, starting with [your] grandparents.

Stressing on work is not fun, but loses no feelings of focus or purpose. When the Japanese doctorShigeaki Hinohara talk toJapan Times In 2009 at the age of 97, he said: "It is not necessary to retire, but if we have to, it should be much later than 65."

You may not expect someone partial to these habits made much further than retirement age, but take a look at 100 yearsDorothy Howe'ssecret for a long and pleasant life, as she told theDaily mail In 2013: "I put my health at whiskey and my health. I only drink when I'm outside, but my doctor said I would not be alive without them. I'm still alive, and I can lift my elbows - that's great."

Hinohara also saidJapan TimesThat, when it comes to a good life, "do not be crazy about getting material things up." He added, "Remember that you do not know when your number is up and you can not take it with you in the next place."