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Take the time here to think positive thoughts connected
with what you like about the other three seasons. Write a
Happy Haiku about each one.

Summer . . . Autumn . . . Winter . . .

After you do this (If you haven’t, go back and give it a really
good try!), visit the Web site at www.mentalagility.com to
read contributions from other readers. While you are there,
submit yours as well.
All you need to do to believe in what a positive creative
outlook can do for you is to look at Sophia Loren, arguably
the most beautiful woman on earth. We believe that most of
her beauty comes from within.
Try each day to determine within yourself to have a pos-
itive outlook on life. We all have troubles, stress, and dis-
tress that we cannot control. But it is our choice how we
react. By reading the next sections, you will see why it is
beneficial to your mental health and agility, as well as your
physical health, to promote a positive outlook on life.

Stress
Although stress is not an inescapable result of aging, most in-
dividuals suffer from some form of stress at various times of
their lives. Losing a job; the loss of loved ones to death, di-
vorce, or a debilitating illness; a decrease in safety and sup-
port structures in neighborhoods; a lack of transportation;