130 years of life.

Georgia Claims 130-Year-Old Person Is World's Oldest Woman -- Associated Press

Antisa Khvichava lives in the former Soviet republic of Georgia and yesterday was her birthday, her 130th birthday to be exact. Khvichava was born on July 8, 1880. She lives in the mountains with one of her grandkids and says she has always been healthy and worked her entire life, at home and outside the home. She retired at the age of 85 from tea and corn picking. Her age could not actually be verified due to the loss of her birth certificate, but plenty of people backed up her claim of being 130 years of age. She does admit that she is not in the best of shape anymore physically (she is extremely limited what she can do), but they say her mind is still extremely sharp. She celebrated her birthday with folk music played on her lawn and with traditional dishes of her area.

This article made me curious, who was/is the oldest person in America? According to this the oldest woman in America was Mary Joesphine Ray who died at the age of 114. Ms. Ray was born on May 17, 1895. Born in Canada, she came to live in the United States at the age of 3 with her parents. She married in 1923, but her husband died in 1967. She lived in Maine for 60 years then lived in Florida, Massachusetts, and finally New Hampshire. She had two sons, eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great grandchildren.

So, what is the key to a long life? And what things can we do to better take care of ourselves to enjoy a longer life? This article lists ten tips (might I add in detail) for how to live a longer life. Some of the things on the list include not smoking, changing your diet, educating yourself, reducing stress, and the list goes on and on.

These women should be inspiration for other people to want to be healthy. Not only have they got to see their kids grow up and have kids they have seen multiple sets of grandchildren grow and experience life. So, we should all aspire to live a healthier life and stick around for the ones we love. Talk about living a full life, imagine the things you could experience and see after 130 years. So, the reoccurring message here is be healthy!