Favorite Inspiring Quotes
Old Age
Commentary by Peter Shepherd

“As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
As our memories collect, and we learn from those experiences, we have the opportunity to grow wiser as well as to develop our sense of humor - to become more and more uniquely ourselves. As Eleanor Roosevelt put it, "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art."
“Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.” ~ Jennifer Yane
We retain the same consciousness in ourselves throughout our life - the same child inside, the same wise elder. We're timeless but it's always a surprise as the body changes!
“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard
It's best to live pointed forward, focused on our vision, enacted in the present. Regrets and fears belong in the past. As Yoko Ono said, "Some people are old at 18 and some are young at 90."
“I never feel age... If you have creative work, you don't have age or time.” ~ Louise Nevelson
Creating is a timeless process because what we envision is viewed and created in the present.
“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” ~ Dale E. Turner
It's never too late... to create your masterpiece, to join in love, to invent the unimagined, to explore and discover, to express your true self.
Here’s some further reading on this theme...
The Two Most Important Questions You'll Ever Ask Yourself ~ Dr. Alan Zimmerman
Remind yourself you have enough time. That's not the issue. The issue is how well you use your time. To get you started on the right path for the biggest and best payoffs you will ever experience personally or professionally, you've got to guard, protect, and use your time with all the wisdom you can possibly muster. I suggest the following... Continues