Getting Old? Read This Piece.

It Helps To Have a Sense of Humor

I was watching YouTube. One of my favorite guys, Robert from the Old Byrd Farm, was ripping an invasive privet tree out of his front yard with his tractor. I was so fascinated watching this heroic, massive undertaking that I found myself leaning with the tree as it began to come down. I would come back to myself and have to take a deep breath and straighten up in my chair.

And then, an advertisement came on as they do when you are watching YouTube videos. I knew it was going to be one of those long deals, but Steve Harvey was there. I like Steve Harvey. I haven’t watched many of his shows over the years, but I’ve come to like the man. There’s just something deep inside him that appeals to me, a kindness, a comedic part of him that makes me feel like I could be friends with this man.

The thrust of the advertisement was how he was feeling about aging and how he had started feeling the effects of aging. He admitted to being 65 years old. I’m 68. I can relate to what he was talking about. He asked, do you ever look at yourself naked in the mirror sideways? He said he thought somebody else had walked into his bathroom.

As these sorts of long advertisements go, it takes a long time to get to the point. The point I’m at right now is Steve Harvey interviewing the doctor who, evidently, set him on a good plan to recover his energy. They had just started talking about the mitochondrial bits in each cell.

Now, I don’t understand this and realize I’m going to be here for the next half an hour watching the rest of this advertisement. But right as they are talking about a part of the body that nobody thinks much about, I’m guessing in my head. “Could it be a penis?” My spirit guide said, “No, lots of people talk about the penis. You have to be in the right venue. Besides, this is for women too.” I figure now he must mean a chat room when he said venue. Then, I thought, what is going on with me that could be the result of this mitochondrial thing? My guide said, “Well, your hair could use some work.”

I had to stop and write this up. Not only was Steve Harvey entertaining, but my spirit guide was, too.

You just can’t make this stuff up.