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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

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    “Death ends a life, not a relationship. All the love you created is still there. All the memories are still there. You live on- in the hearts of everyone you have touched and nurtured while you were here.”

    — Morrie Schwartz, author and professor of sociology at Brandeis University, who was immortalized in the book written by his student Mitch Albom entitled Tuesdays With Morrie

    “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.”

    — 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.”

    — Marcus Aurelius, Ancient Roman Emperor and Philosopher

    “Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.”

    — Maggie Kuhn, American activist who founded The Gray Panthers after being forced to retire at age 65

    “Many people will walk in and out of your life but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.”

    — Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, and Renowned Humanitarian and Activist

    “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…

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