Benchmarks/signs of successful aging

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1. Can at least lift 50 pounds

In case I need to carry something, move something. Keep exercising and lifting weights.

2. Can get up from the floor with only one hand and no pain

Ideally to be able to get up with no hands

3. Blood pressure is normal

4. Not taking medicine for anything except a headache

I don't want to carry a pill box.

5. Sense of humor

6. Joy

7. Gratitude

8. Curiosity

9. I don't have a belly - Body fat is low

10. Have a number of groups (moai) that I interact with

11. Able to face my unpleasant emotions without letting them overwhelm me

12. Able to nurture my faith in spite of life's advances

13. Not resisting reality

14. Goals for the next 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 5 years, 10 years and 40 years

I don't want to be without a goal because then I will just be treading water and waiting to die.