Dear friends,
I started to write this on my return flight from Dallas and abandoned it after my seatmates whom I’ve never met, began arguing about aging. It seems that the couple were distressed about their upcoming visit with their children and being reminded of their physical frailties. They bemoaned all the things that could go wrong with the visit that were related directly or indirectly to their aging condition.
It got me thinking about how we are bombarded by messages that depict aging. So, I went to my collection of favorite quotes about aging. I’m sharing them below and hope you will enjoy them.
Mark Twain: “Age is an issue of the mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
Ingrid Bergman: “Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!”
John Glenn: “If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years on this plant, it’s that the happiest and most fulfilled people are those who devoted themselves to something bigger and more profound than merely their own self-interest.”
Warren Buffet: “. . . if you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don’t care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster. That’s the ultimate test of how you have lived your life.”
Maya Angelou: “I love that I’m alive to love my age. There are many people who went to bed just as I did yesterday evening and didn’t wake this morning. I love and feel very blessed that I did.”
And my favorite by Maggie Kuhn: There are six myths about old age: 1. That it’s a disease, a disaster. 2. That we are mindless. 3. That we are sexless. 4. That we are useless. 5. That we are powerless. 6. That we are all alike.
Sending you good wishes,
Cora
