Rock-Stars-of-Aging-by-Marc-Middleton
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<strong>Rock</strong>s <strong>Stars</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Aging</strong><br />
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SOCIAL<br />
43: Centenarians Associate With Like-Minded People<br />
“Look for the positive in every situation. Don’t waste energy on things<br />
you can’t change and avoid bearing grudges.” -- Freyda Siega, 100<br />
You can’t choose your family or your genes, but you can choose your<br />
friends. While most <strong>of</strong> the centenarians we have interviewed have a<br />
fairly large social circle, they have little to no tolerance for negativity<br />
and typically associate only with others who share the same positive<br />
outlook and passion for life.<br />
If you choose to hang out with negative, depressed people chances<br />
are you will gradually become more like them.<br />
In addition to hanging out with like-minded people, centenarians hang<br />
out with younger people. I know -- that’s pretty much a given because<br />
everyone is younger when you’re a centenarian! But centenarians<br />
have been hanging out with younger people for decades. When you<br />
hang out with younger people, you see yourself as younger. That<br />
leads to feeling younger and living longer.<br />
<strong>Rock</strong> <strong>Stars</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Aging</strong><br />
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