I become new – I grow young. As long as I have eyes to see and ears to hear, as long as my senses are alive, I am here. I have another chance at life.

I will learn something new today or take a fresh look at an existing situation. The same old information represented in a new way fosters cell growth in my brain; new connections are made and I learn. When I do this I actually help ward off the degenerative diseases connected with aging. I will walk into this day with a virgin sensibility. I will allow
myself to be surprised and amazed.

I have not passed this way before.

As long as new perceptions continue to enter your brain, your body can respond in new ways. There is no secret of youth more powerful. As one 80-year-old patient of mine succinctly put it, “People don’t grow old. When they stop growing, they become old.