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      ...The snow was swirling all around me as the winds kicked up.  It was barely a week away from Christmas and winter had set in for real.  The icy temperatures made the snow turn into twinkling diamonds being scattered across the landscape.  This has always been a time of reflection for me as the memories of my past Christmases visit me like the Christmas ghosts from the "The Christmas Carole" story.  The ghost of Christmas Past was always an easy one to visit.  My past Christmas memories are good ones.  It was a time in my life when I was surrounded with family.  There were many presents that came my way.  We all had a good time in each other's company and there was plenty of wonderful food to be shared. My father and uncles all went to the local turkey shoots to see if they could make sure everyone in the family had a turkey for their holiday table. My dad was the best shot of them all, which made it a guaranteed thing that there were turkeys for all. The times and

     ...As the years go by and the mile markers of age count up, it has occurred to me that on the inside I still feel as though I am in my thirties.  Is my inside self trying to tell me something about aging?  Thirty-something isn't so bad, especially when the outside self is counting more like sixty-something.  These days we are constantly hearing the recalculation of lifespan from the sixties to the eighties and nineties.  So, why not 120?  Sounds good to me! That would make yours truly middle-aged.  The old joke of, "If I'd known I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself," isn't such a joke anymore.   So, by the time we count up to our sixties is it too late to change the count for the better?  I say not at all.  But it is time to change our evil ways of living.  How long have any of us been disrespecting our bodies?  If 120 is the goal, then it is time to age in reverse.  Start eating the right foods, add herbs and vitamins to you