Mindful Aging Quotes

“Instead of letting our strengths become eroded by the stresses of life—or fortifying ourselves behind a wall in an attempt to keep the stresses out—we need to create a relationship with life that allows its flow to move through us rather than tear us down.”
― Andrea Brandt, Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy

“You're not over the hill, you're at the top of the mountain. It's been tough work getting to this point, but now you have a whole new world to explore.”
― Andrea Brandt, Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy

“For example, criticism and name-calling from an angry parent can create in a child a belief that they are stupid, worthless, incapable, or unlovable. As the child grows up and carries that belief as part of their self-definition, it will either greatly limit what they attempt in life or drive them to prove that belief wrong. In either case, they will be propelled to inaction or action in an attempt to be safe—to be okay—rather than to pursue a higher vision for their life. This is the opposite of free choice! Rather than creating our life based on what we would love for ourselves, we are on a treadmill, feverishly trying to change the past. But no matter what we achieve, it’s never quite enough to resolve the angst. That’s because, underneath, the belief is still there; we still believe it.”
― Andrea Brandt, Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy

“Realistic positivity means seeing and accepting what is now—both in our inner and outer worlds—and then putting our focus on what we would love.”
― Andrea Brandt, Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy

“THINK. T: Is it true?
H: Is it helpful?
I: Is it inspiring?
N: Is it necessary?
K: Is it kind?”
― Andrea Brandt, Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy