As I write this I am in great pain, I injured my shoulder and my hip is acting up and so I am feeling a bit sorry for myself. So, in the spirit of adventure, to stop feeling sorry for myself, and to keep on a theme here are some quotes about ageing and the transition to retirement
“Retirement is wonderful. ...
“I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. ...
“Stay young at heart, kind in spirit, and enjoy retirement
living.”
“The key to retirement is to find joy in the little things.” –
Susan Miller.
“There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”
“You are not too old, and it is not too late to dive into your
increasing depths where life calmly gives out its own secret.” — Rainer Maria
Rilke
“Transitions are almost always signs of growth, but they can
bring feelings of loss.
To get somewhere new, we may have to leave somewhere else
behind.” — Fred Rogers
“Just when the caterpillar thought her life was over, she began
to fly.” — A modern twist on an old proverb
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at
the beginning of something else.” ― Fred
Rogers (yes, again)
“My Mission: I’ll stop stressing about the future. Instead, I’ll
take that wasted energy and put it into enjoying the present — each day — just
a little bit more.” —Karen Salmansohn
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look
at change.” — Wayne Dyer
Once you retire, you gain complete control over your time,
experience more freedom to travel, can pursue new hobbies, and get the chance
to experience a vibrant social life.
This time of transition can be made meaningful and useful. It could become the launching pad for the rest of your life.
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” ~Sophia Loren
“In the central place of every heart, there is a recording chamber. So long as it receives a message of beauty, hope, cheer, and courage – so long are you young. When the wires are all down and our heart is covered with the snow of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and only then, are you grown old.” ~Douglas MacArthur
“For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the learned, it is the season of the harvest.” ~Hasidic saying
“Every year should teach you something valuable; whether you get the lesson is up to you. Every year brings you closer to expressing your whole and healed self.” ~Oprah Winfrey
“One of the reasons people get old—lose their aliveness—is that they get weighed down by all of their stuff.” ~Richard Leider
and my favourite:
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” ~Mark Twain
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