Healthy Aging Quotes

“Getting older is inevitable--being old is a choice.”
― Cheryl L. Ilov, Forever Fit and Flexible: Feeling Fabulous at Fifty and Beyond

“Whether we perceive that the changes caused by a life event are exciting and that we can handle them - or we believe that they're overwhelming and beyond our ability to cope effectively - determines if we'll adapt smoothly and enjoy the excitement of a new experience or will feel stressed out by it.”
― Dr. Mara Karpel, The Passionate Life : Creating Vitality & Joy at Any Age

“Having a dream and passionately following it - no matter our age - no matter how scary it may feel, gives our life direction and meaning.”
― Dr. Mara Karpel, The Passionate Life : Creating Vitality & Joy at Any Age

“Giving up on our dreams because life became rough and the road got bumpy is tantamount to blowing out our own pilot light.”
― Dr. Mara Karpel, The Passionate Life : Creating Vitality & Joy at Any Age

“Humor interferes with the downward spiral of energy-zapping thoughts, by helping us to notice the absurdity of situations that trigger anger or the feeling of being threatened.”
― Dr. Mara Karpel, The Passionate Life : Creating Vitality & Joy at Any Age