Life Advice from a 103 Year Old You Didn't Know You Needed
Summary
TLDRIn this insightful video, 103-year-old Dr. Glattus shares her wisdom on living a fulfilling life, emphasizing the importance of love, laughter, labor, and listening with love. She reflects on overcoming adversity, such as her husband's request for divorce after 46 years, by finding new purpose and identity. Her advice for a better life includes seeking light and hope, letting go of negativity, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle with regular movement and rest. Dr. Glattus' experiences during World War II and her approach to aging offer valuable lessons on resilience and finding joy in every day.
Takeaways
- 🎉 Embracing life at 104: The interviewee finds it amazing to be alive and views each day as an opportunity.
- 🌟 Finding light in darkness: The importance of seeking positivity and hope even in challenging times is emphasized.
- 👣 Taking one step at a time: A metaphor for dealing with life's difficulties by focusing on small, manageable steps.
- 💡 Sharing brings light: The idea that sharing one's experiences and wisdom can illuminate the path for others.
- 🔄 The interconnectedness of life and love: How life and love are inseparable and influence each other.
- 😂 The power of laughter: Laughter with love brings joy and happiness, contrasting with the harm caused by laughter without love.
- 🛠 The value of labor: Finding joy and purpose in work, transforming it from a chore to a fulfilling endeavor.
- 👂 The art of listening with love: Listening not just to hear, but to understand and connect with others on a deeper level.
- 👵 Aging with a purpose: The interviewee believes that having a purpose and a message keeps one's life force going.
- 💔 Overcoming heartbreak: The ability to move forward and find new identity and freedom after a significant loss.
- 🕊️ Letting go of negativity: The advice to release negative emotions and experiences to make room for positivity.
- 👣 Keeping active in old age: The importance of maintaining physical activity and a healthy sleep routine for longevity.
- 🍔 A balanced diet approach: The interviewee does not strictly adhere to a specific diet but rather enjoys a variety of foods.
- 🕊️ The enduring nature of memories: The comfort found in cherished memories of loved ones, even after they have passed.
- 🌈 Living a fulfilling life: The overarching theme of the script is to live a life filled with love, light, and purpose.
Q & A
What was the age of the interviewee at the time of the interview?
-The interviewee was almost 104 years old.
What significant historical events did the interviewee experience in her lifetime?
-The interviewee experienced the end of World War I at her birth, attended medical school during World War II, and lived through various other significant events.
How did the interviewee describe her feelings on turning 104?
-She described the experience as absolutely amazing and expressed awe at being alive at that age.
What was the interviewee's perspective on the world during World War II?
-She described the world as broken, with every day bringing something scary, and V-Day (Victory Day) as a huge celebration.
What advice does the interviewee give for coping with fear and uncertainty about the future?
-She advises to look for the light, for hope, and to share what you have, as it can make life more exciting for both oneself and others.
What are the five 'L's that the interviewee believes contribute to a fulfilling life?
-The five 'L's are life, love, laughter, labor, and listening, all of which she believes should be experienced with love.
How did the interviewee handle her husband's request for a divorce after 46 years of marriage?
-She initially felt broken but eventually found a new identity and purpose, thanking her ex-husband for her freedom.
What does the interviewee suggest as a way to deal with grief when losing close friends?
-She suggests visiting 'memory lane' to recall happy memories, emphasizing that these memories can never be taken away.
What is the interviewee's approach to diet and eating?
-She has a flexible diet, eating what is available and fresh, including home-cooked meals and occasionally fast food.
What habits contribute to the interviewee's longevity and well-being?
-She emphasizes keeping active with the help of a walker, maintaining a good sleep schedule, and taking rest when needed.
What advice would the interviewee give to her younger self based on her life experiences?
-She would advise her younger self to not lose the light, to follow love as the great teacher, and to understand that hard times pass.
Outlines
🌟 Life Lessons from a 103-Year-Old
This paragraph introduces a 103-year-old woman named Glattus, who shares her wisdom on living a fulfilling life. Born at the end of World War I, she reflects on the hardships of WWII and emphasizes the importance of finding light in darkness. She discusses how the world has seen many challenges but always finds a way to correct itself. Glattus advises looking for hope and sharing it, as it can light up life for both the giver and receiver. She also introduces the concept of her 'five L's'—life, love, laughter, labor, and listening—which serve as guiding principles for a joyful and meaningful existence.
🌈 Overcoming Adversity and Embracing Life
In this paragraph, Glattus discusses the importance of purpose and a positive mindset in extending one's life. She shares her personal experience of her husband asking for a divorce after 46 years of marriage, which left her feeling broken but determined to continue her work. Glattus emphasizes the need to stay open to new opportunities and to find gratitude in freedom. She also talks about dealing with the loss of friends and loved ones by cherishing memories and maintaining a positive outlook on life. Her diet and lifestyle habits, such as eating fresh home-cooked meals and staying active, are briefly mentioned as contributing factors to her longevity.
💖 Lifelong Learning and the Power of Love
The final paragraph focuses on the enduring value of love and the pursuit of knowledge throughout life. Glattus advises her younger self to follow the light and love, which are the great teachers. She reflects on the importance of maintaining a positive attitude and not losing sight of the good in life, even during difficult times. Glattus also touches on the idea that contentment comes from appreciating what one has, rather than desiring more. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to grab a copy of the goal-setting journal, which contains advice from Glattus and over a thousand others to help live a more fulfilling life.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Life Advice
💡World War II
💡Resilience
💡Laughter
💡Labor
💡Listening
💡Memory Lane
💡Diet
💡Longevity
💡Grief
💡Purpose
Highlights
The importance of finding and maintaining a sense of purpose and message in life for longevity and personal growth.
The transformative experience of turning 104 and the awe of being alive.
Historical context of being born at the end of World War I and attending medical school during World War II.
The collective relief and celebration on V-Day and its significance in personal and global history.
The psychological impact of fearing the future and the advice to look for the light instead of darkness.
The metaphor of walking on a dark path and finding light through sharing and connection.
The interconnectedness of life and love, and their role in personal unity and well-being.
The role of laughter with love in fostering joy and preventing cruelty and conflict.
The transformation of labor from drudgery to a fulfilling pursuit when approached with love and purpose.
The power of listening with love to truly hear and understand others.
The advice to let go of negativity and not carry the 'bag' of past hurts.
The personal journey of rebuilding identity and finding freedom after a divorce.
Coping with grief and loss by cherishing memories and the concept of 'memory lane'.
The significance of diet in longevity and the approach to eating what is available with gratitude.
The benefits of maintaining physical activity and the importance of rest for overall health.
The universal advice to follow the light and love as a guide for a better life, regardless of age.
The contentment and gratitude for life's simplicity and the world's richness at an advanced age.
Transcripts
what advice would you give to your
25-year-old self I thought I was done
there's nothing more to live for my
husband asked for a divorce after 46
years of marriage the world was broken
if you can't see it maybe it'll go away
but it doesn't what was life like the
world like during World War II Oh today
I'm in Phoenix Arizona asking the
world's most accomplished 103-year-old
some of life's deepest questions in this
video glattus is going to share all of
her insights and wisdom for how to live
a more fulfilling life so without
further Ado let's get into
it how old are you for people who don't
know 100 almost three almost 104 I was
cheating you're cheating yeah so many
you start to count right what does it
feel like to be turning 104 absolutely
amazing see I can't even remember what
it is because it's just another day it's
an amazing experience to be alive at
this point I'm in awe you're almost 104
so you were born in 1920 is that it yes
it was at the end of World War I and
then I went to medical school during
World War II I been through all the rest
of this stuff what was life like the
world like during World War II every day
there was something that was scary
something that had happened the world
was broken it was totally broken and
then it reached down to every one of us
and vday was
huge just huge what were you doing on
vday do you remember well we had a
picnic and you bring your basket and you
share it just celebrated however we
could a lot of people are super fearful
about what the world will be and what it
will look like and I think that
definitely puts a lot of strain on
people's mental health and mindset so
you've been through so many periods in
life that have seemed like what's the
world going to be like you know is this
it is it the end is it going to get any
better and it always seems to correct
itself look for the light if you're
looking for the darkness you'll find it
but look for the light because the sun
always comes up and the moon comes up
and the Stars there's always light to be
looked for if we look for it why do you
think people gravitate towards Darkness
scared they're really afraid to really
look at what's there and so if you can't
see it maybe it'll go away but it
doesn't look for the light look for Hope
if you're looking for it you'll find it
sometimes it's hard to find sometimes
it's very hidden see I kind of like
thinking if I'm walking on a path that's
dark and I'll I can see is one step at a
time I can take those steps one step at
a time but as I look over to one side or
the other maybe on the left side there's
a tiny little glimmer of light but if I
take my flashlight and put it on with
that little glimmer it lights the whole
thing up in other words if we have
something that we have to share and we
share it life gets more exciting not
only for us but for the person that
finds the light and all of a sudden well
there's more there see I have these five
lves that given me a little bit of a
platform from which to work at the first
two are life and love they go together
they don't function without each other
it's like a a when I'm pregnant the baby
that I'm carrying is one with me
everything I eat he eats everything I
think he thinks it's all one unit so the
life and love function together the
third L is laughter laughter without
love is cruel it hurts it breaks up
families it causes Wars but laughter
with love is joy and happiness it lights
your life up and the fourth one is labor
labor becomes drudgery if you're just
dragging it along but when you actually
look at it and with love you find what
you're finding the work that you are
doing is 10 times as hard and longer
hours than anything that you would been
doing when you were dragging yourself
through it so finding the aspect of your
own being that says ha I got it and you
go after that that's what lights you up
I I'm working at this age to do
something that I can do and I know that
the world is hungry for it and then the
last L is listening listening without
love is empty sound you just don't hear
but if you're listening with love you'll
hear and it'll speak to you why do we
laugh so little when we get older we
forget and we start carrying the bag
it's better to let it go my mother had
to saying in
hindustani many many things come along
but they're just not worth it so just
let it go if somebody says something
mean to you and you take it in it hurts
your feelings but if you take it and you
say oh well it's doesn't matter and you
let it go it's it's just it's gone you
don't even remember it I have a really
good friend and she's in her '90s and
she called me a week or two ago and she
said oh I wake up in the morning and I
think oh not another no day and I
thought oh how sad terrible you know
that's so sad I wake up and think wow
what am I supposed to do today and the
sun comes up my friends back to the
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okay back to the video what do you think
is a difference between someone who
lives to let's say in their 80s versus
someone who can extend their life and
get to where you are well I found that I
have a purpose and I have a message when
you find what it is that makes you
excited and keeps your life force going
it keeps going I don't know why I live
this long except I know I still have
something to
say if the purpose that you're working
for suddenly moves out of the way you
either find another or you just let it
drop it's like when my husband asked for
a divorce after 46 years of marriage I
thought I was done I was completely
broken I was in my car riding back from
my office to empty home except my dog
and I thought there's nothing more to
live for because we had done so much
together we' created the American
holistic Medical Association had six
kids and all this stuff and then he
asked for a divorce and I felt like I
was just in limbo how old were you at
the time of the divorce how old was I
John 70 something what happened oh he
found somebody at se in the 70s how do
you move forward oh I I was totally
broken I really didn't have any idea
what I was going to do but I knew that
there was still work to for me to do so
I think the important thing is not to
shut the everything down you know I
could have gone back in the car and shut
the door and sat in the rest of my life
being horribly broken or I could keep
that door open and see what else came up
and I didn't want to be broken about a
year later I was able to write my
ex-husband a letter and say thank you
for giving me my freedom because all of
a sudden I was not Bill and gladus like
I had always been during our marriage I
was Dr glce so all of a sudden I had a
new identity and I could use it what is
it like to go through life I say
especially in the last 20 years and you
start seeing people that you were close
with that you spent a lot of time with
passing away like how do you how do you
deal with that sort of grief one of my
really close friends died last Monday
I'm sorry I'm I'm missing him I'm
missing him but nothing can take away my
memories of what we did I have this
place called memory lane and anytime I
choose I can go down memory Lane and
nobody can take that away from me the
people that I have loved even the little
people when we were children they are
still part of my memory lane they're as
real as anything because they're in my
thoughts and I can call them back all of
my siblings are gone finding people my
age would be kind of an interesting
thing if there are any out there let me
know I think a lot of people attribute
diet to longevity what do you eat what
is your diet diet my diet is what I can
do my son John goes out and gets some
food and I eat it you ever had In-N-Out
Burger would we ever catch you having a
a fast food hamburger or sure yeah yeah
I haven't had one for years but you
would if John brought it home yeah yeah
yeah I try to keep it as fresh as
possible homecooked food if you can do
it if not as close as you can get what's
like your favorite meal that you like
eating more favorite food have favorite
meal a long time ago I decided I'm happy
that I've got food because there have
been lot of times in my life when I
didn't have it available what other
things what other habits or just in
general what things contribute to living
keep moving I walk with my Walker and I
keep my steps on my cell phone so that I
make sure that I keep moving I go around
my own little house here keep her body
moving get at least eight hours of sleep
at night if you can do it sometimes you
can't but take a nap it took a while for
me to understand that when you take a
rest you're not being lazy you're doing
something you're actually taking a rest
if you were to go back in time knowing
everything you know today and you could
speak to your 25-year-old self what
advice would you give to her to live
better don't lose the light follow the
light and love is always the great
teacher so look for it the hard times
come but they go too if I asked you also
to your 50-year-old self would that
advice be different no I'm really
content with where I am I don't have
much you know here but I've got the
whole world you know thank you so much
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