Category Archives: Thought for Today

Allow the Light to Shine Out

 “Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn’t like, but I’ve stopped complaining about mine because I don’t want to critique nature’s handiwork … My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece.” — Alfre Woodard, Actress,  65.

Keep Striving

“I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there’s nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it.” — Cicely Tyson,  Actress, 93.

Don’t Just Sit There… Do Something

I believe one of the biggest misconceptions about retirement is that it is a time to sit back and do nothing.  This is a very dangerous idea.  Let me tell you why. One of the most important things we can do throughout our lives is move.  I’m not talking about extreme workouts at the gymContinue reading “Don’t Just Sit There… Do Something”

All Aging is Successful

“All aging is successful because otherwise you are dead. Living needs aging. There is no best or right way to age. Each of us will make different accommodations and find different meanings.” – Ashton Applewhite – Now, please  watch this 10 minute TED Talk on ageism given by Ashton Applewhite.  An excellent example how weContinue reading “All Aging is Successful”

As we Grow Older — Revisited

This is a revision of an older blog post that is still just as relevant as when I wrote it and appropriate for Older Americans Month. As a person in  my sixties I believe the biggest obstacles we face as we grow older are the negative perceptions surrounding age and aging.  I live in an areaContinue reading “As we Grow Older — Revisited”