Older and wiser

Am counting down to my birthday in October... I met someone who is a decade older than me, I do really admire her and especially her looks.
It was interesting to discover that Life had not been such a smooth ride. she had learned to take her challenges as opportunities to grow and learn. It was no surprise she still looked extremely fabulous. I found out she laughed  a lot and also had a very childlike heart. She is 40 years old but behaves like a 16year old most of the time. Everyone around her found it hard to believe she was 40. Someone even almost called up her ma to confirm.
It really is funny how our outlook to life in general affects the way we look physically. I have tried to inculcate being joyful as a daily life style and I must say it pays off. However being joyful takes the grace of God our creator such that despite the situations in and around us we are able to still rejoice.  Being joyful affects you healthwise too, because you have choosen not just happiness but joyfulness everything inside your body resonates with that state of mind and hence cannot just malfunction. I hear bitterness can be a serious root for sickness and disease... I cannot give an account or verify because I refuse to try bitterness out...

Ti