The ABCs of Successful Vintaging

Editor’s Note: An essential part of our path is knowing when to change. The leaves know. They mature as nature intended. Do we know when and how to mature? Here are some fun yet serious suggestions.

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A. Adopt a living thing that needs what you have an excess of. Adopt a pet, a needy friend.
B. Celebrate Birthdays! They are milestones.
C. Comparison is a dead-end street.
D. Dignity: show all life dignity and don’t attempt doing the limbo!
E. Enjoy! Don’t wait to enjoy.
F. Floss out resentments daily.
G. Don’t be a GRUMPY old fart.
H. Accept Help.
I. Stop believing you are Invisible.
J. You’ll know when it’s time to give away your Jewelry.
K. Be the King of Kindness.
L. Always be a Learner. Use your Library card.
M. Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance.
N. “No” is a complete sentence.
O. Open your clenched fists and let go.
P. Pray as if someone is listening to you.
Q. Q-TIP: Quit Taking It Personally.
R. Give up being RIGHT. Your friendships will last longer.
S. Shhhh, you might hear God.
T. Tickle others and get Tickled.
U. Understand. Don’t just know the facts. Crack the code.
V. Verily, Verily I say to you: be the grownup in the room.
W. Wonder, Wink and take lots of Walks.
X. Become an “X” something.
Y. Yodel. Why not?
Z. Zap your regrets. Lean toward a Zero Regret Zone. 

Copyright © 2025 by Carolee Nelson-Hall

Photo credits: Jane Iddings