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HONORING SENIORS
CHOICES
by Martha Jo Risley
umans make mistakes, indiscretions tend to become to turn the page and read the
money, whoopee, a big self-righteous, humorless, and advice of someone of their own
Hta-do about nothing, or boring. Few chronologically ilk. If being the life of the party is
just make do. However, most gifted persons can resist dumping a strain, no matter how hard you
often and most importantly advice on any and all. Certainly, try, I suggest that you read Quiet:
in our lives, we make choices. I cannot. My three strongest The Power of Introverts in a World
We make hundreds of choices, points of advice to young people that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan
consciously and subconsciously, regarding their future happiness Cain. Trying to be something
every day. We don’t have a choice include the following: that you aren’t is exhausting.
about who our parents are, what For your own clarification, write
environments we are born into, I. “Know thyself” is a bit of down what you really believe -
or what our basic personality advice accredited to an ancient not what others have said you
traits are, but we can choose how Greek named Socrates. Take the should believe. Dig deeply.
to respond to those factors. time and effort to get acquainted Decide what you sincerely want
with who you are, what you out of life - again, not what
For most people, “old and wise” believe, and what you want out others, including parents, say you
is preceded by several years of of life. I am a happy, introverted should want. If you really want to
“young and foolish”. Those poor grandmother. Therefore, be an unemployed bum, figure in
souls who deny any youthful gregarious extroverts may want how to feed and house yourself.
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