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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

    Physical and Emotional Health and Well Being

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    “I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so much.”

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    — Mother Teresa, A Catholic nun, known for her work with the poor in Calcutta and for founding the Missions of Charity. She was also the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 2016.

    “Relationships are all there is. Everything in the universe exists because it is in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone.”

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    — Margaret J. Wheatley, American writer, teacher, speaker, and management consultant

    “The nearer a man comes to a calm mind the closer he is to strength.”

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    — Marcus Aurelius, Ancient Roman Emperor and Philosopher

    “No matter how young you may look or feel, time refuses to rest. It forges on. I’m now right around the age my parents were when I first considered them old. I’m not sure when the world will consider me old — maybe it already does — but I do…

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    — Charles Blow, New York Times Opinion Columnist from his recent essay, The Beauty of Embracing Aging

    “Happiness is not by chance but by choice.”

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    — Jim Rohn, American Entrepreneur, Author, and Motivational Speaker

    “The greatest potential for growth and self-realization exists in the second half of life.”

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    — Carl Jung, Renowned Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology