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michiamocristina: An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose The...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:11:58 -0400

An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know.
I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me
with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.

She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…”

“No seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.We became instant friends. Every day for the
next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this “time machine”
as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and
she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She was
introduced and stepped up to the podium.

As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “I’m sorry I’m so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell
you what I know.”

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop
playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day.

You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.
We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it!There is a huge difference between growing
older and growing up.

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old.

If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.

Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change.
Have no regrets.

The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those
with regrets.”

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.”

She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.

At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died
peacefully in her sleep.

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s
never too late to be all you can possibly be .When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it!

These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS
OPTIONAL.

We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.

Don't come too close. I'll push you away.

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:10:20 -0400

So this is what it feels like to be afraid of being close to anyone; what is feels like to be afraid all the time.

i wonder if anybody’s actually had feelings for me, like actually got upset or mad over little...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:35:24 -0400

i wonder if anybody’s actually had feelings for me, like actually got upset or mad over little things i did and got jealous and confused over me and thought about me on a regular basis. i feel like i’m the only person that ever really cares about anyone and that nobody’s ever felt that way for me.

“Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important and...

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:52:03 -0400

“Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important and capture the good times. Develop from the negatives and if things don’t work out, just take another shot.” 📷

“My thoughts are stars I can’t fanthom into constellation.” ⭐ -...

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:54:31 -0400

“My thoughts are stars I can’t fanthom into constellation.” ⭐
- The Fault in Our Stars, John Green

akoayien ox

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:03:36 -0400

So after a looooong day in the library, I decided to make another blog, not really sure what for exactly but I think it’ll be more personal; no reblogs, only personal thoughts, pictures taken by me, of me, of my loved ones etc… Just not completely sure whether or not to make it private. But yeah it’s called ayien ox and I’ve put a link to it on the bottom of my page :)

That is all :> tehee

Ayien ox

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Wed, 15 May 2013 10:47:55 -0400

someone saying that they’ve missed you or that they appreciate you or that something reminded...

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:35:29 -0400

someone saying that they’ve missed you

or that they appreciate you

or that something reminded them of you

basically someone making you feel that they’ve thought of you and that you being around means something to them

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Wed, 15 May 2013 06:05:01 -0400

staypozitive:

Stickers are now available! :] get yours here ► staypositive.me (on the sidebar)

Goodmorning! :) Selfie in the college library lol Essay Mode!...

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:04:06 -0400

Goodmorning! :) Selfie in the college library lol

Essay Mode! LETS DO THIS!

Target for today : to finish this essay by the end of today.. hmmmmmm

akoayien on Instagram

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:43:50 -0400

akoayien on Instagram:

I’ve added my Instagram link to the bottom of my page :) tehee

footballandskijumping: Olivier Giroud, Arsenal, France NT...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:57:21 -0400

footballandskijumping:

Olivier Giroud, Arsenal, France NT ♥

MELTINGGGGGGGGGG! adjhfljahdsljhfldsjhflsdafjsd dead

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Tue, 14 May 2013 16:51:13 -0400

Arsenal 4-1 Wigan !

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:44:08 -0400

arsenalgooner4life:

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Tue, 14 May 2013 12:08:10 -0400

Nathan and Haley ♥

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:05:31 -0400

Nathan and Haley ♥

ohmyenchong: One Thing Cover :)

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:04:14 -0400

ohmyenchong:

One Thing Cover :)

makemestfu: So relatable blog :) :”>

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:03:29 -0400

makemestfu:

So relatable blog :)

:”>

Nowhere

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:56:00 -0400

Nowhere

Falling in love with sunflowers handover mouth loveeee..

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:53:12 -0400

Falling in love with sunflowers *handover mouth* loveeee..

ayien's story :)

michiamocristina: An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose The...

Don't come too close. I'll push you away.

i wonder if anybody’s actually had feelings for me, like actually got upset or mad over little...

“Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important and...

“My thoughts are stars I can’t fanthom into constellation.” ⭐ -...

akoayien ox

Photo

someone saying that they’ve missed you or that they appreciate you or that something reminded...

staypozitive: Stickers are now available! :] get yours here ►...

Goodmorning! :) Selfie in the college library lol Essay Mode!...

Essay Mode! LETS DO THIS!

akoayien on Instagram

I’ve added my Instagram link to the bottom of my page :) tehee

footballandskijumping: Olivier Giroud, Arsenal, France NT...

MELTINGGGGGGGGGG! adjhfljahdsljhfldsjhflsdafjsd *dead*

Photo

Arsenal 4-1 Wigan !

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Nathan and Haley ♥

Nathan and Haley ♥

ohmyenchong: One Thing Cover :)

makemestfu: So relatable blog :) :”>

:”>

Nowhere

Falling in love with sunflowers *handover mouth* loveeee..

MELTINGGGGGGGGGG! adjhfljahdsljhfldsjhflsdafjsd dead

Falling in love with sunflowers handover mouth loveeee..