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26727e8 As long as we can do most of what we want to do, we are young-old age. When our health fundamentally changes the way we live, we have entered old-old age. Mary Pipher
90456b4 The kinder you are to them the longer they last." Another woman asked, "What are you referring to?" Then, one by one, the rest of us chimed in, "Your knees," "Your bank account," "Your swimsuit," and "Your husband." How do we" Mary Pipher
c112ac6 Whether or not we have a family, we need to live interdependently with others. Our growth depends on interaction: isolation is the quickest path to stagnation. Mary Pipher
a622c66 Suffering gives us empathy, while happiness gives us hope and energy. Mary Pipher
ac3793e We are the daughters of time, the children of mothers who fed us, rocked us, sang us songs, and kept us safe. Mary Pipher
141d3ba realized that the prayers had all been answered. Not by anything I did, nor necessarily by anything that happened to the people I was praying for, but rather because time had made those particular problems irrelevant. I was in a different era now. I had new problems Mary Pipher
9816e96 we accept our grandchildren for the unique beings they are. This acceptance gives them the confidence to feel they are worthy of the deep love they are given. It helps them see the universe as safe. Mary Pipher
ebb49ce certain respect for resilience and the indefatigable nature of hope. Looking back on our own lives, we can see an endless cycle of crisis and growth. Mary Pipher
cc6bea6 how did I choose my friends, what did I feel passionate about, what books I enjoyed and why, and what did I think my talents were? Mary Pipher
343f1ed Great personal suffering can sometimes deepen our souls to the point they crack open and let in great beauty. Mary Pipher
c4c932e My definition of wealth has varied across the years Mary Pipher
8ad802c Building a good day is about making good choices involving our emotions, thinking, and behavior. Mary Pipher
64301df Older people could see themselves as part of a circle of caring that begins with our oldest living relatives and flows down to the youngest baby. Mary Pipher
c620d05 Unless carefully managed, a physical disability can become a social and emotional one. I didn't want to spend my life maintaining my health--I wanted to be fully alive and engaged with the world. I Mary Pipher
78220c5 When clients focused on positive sensory memories, they often pictured their summer vacation on a beach or the aroma of their grandmother's cooking or the sound of music on a city street. These memories helped them put their pain from the past in perspective. Mary Pipher
a73c4c9 This life stage requires a constant process of adjustment and accommodation Mary Pipher
12f5100 toward our seventies, our bones, shape, vision, sense of smell and taste, and even our teeth change. We react differently to medications. We don't tolerate the cold as well. As our skin thins, we bruise more easily and our cartilage deteriorates. We struggle with our balance and coordination. Everything seems to droop and sag. Mary Pipher
deebe1c When you give up speed, you open up time. Mary Pipher
46e9324 psychic dismemberment," which is the loss of our identity, our ways of thinking, and our sense of self." Mary Pipher
0b156b4 One of the secrets of happiness is having a host of activities that we can enjoy when we are alone. The more we can do this, the more likely we are to enjoy our lives as we age. Mary Pipher
f635762 Nobody will protect you from your suffering. You can't cry it away or eat it away or starve it away or walk it away or punch it away or even therapy it away. It's just there, and you have to survive it. You have to endure it. You have to live through it and love it and move on and be better for it and run as far as you can ... across the bridge that was built by your own desire Mary Pipher
d2c26ef Self-awareness allows us to separate our own needs and desires from those of others. We can ask over and over again, "What part of this interaction is about me? What part of this situation is not about me?" Mary Pipher
67f2cd5 happiness correlates with reasonable expectations. Mary Pipher
9234123 When they shook the box and poured out its chances, you were appointed to be happy. Mary Pipher
8665fb6 Developmental psychologist Bernice Neugarten made this distinction between young-old age and old-old age. As long as we can do most of what we want to do, we are young-old age. When our health fundamentally changes the way we live, we have entered old-old age. Mary Pipher
c4cd754 Happiness seekers are unhappy when they don't get what they want. Meaning seekers can survive negative events. Mary Pipher
87decea I think the idea of simply "enduring to the end" is a terrible philosophy and an awful way to live one's life. How you spend your days is how you live your life, and if you're spending them "enduring" anything then you're doing it wrong." joy life James A. Owen
e7fbdfe Un om trebuie judecat atunci cand a dat din el tot ceea ce era de dat, cand nu mai poate sa-si puna esecurile pe seama defectelor si cand se bazeaza pe propria putere pentru a izbandi. James A. Owen
95dc85e Aceia care uita trecutul sunt blestemati sa-l repete, dar cei care-si amintesc viitorul pot sa se pregateasca pentru orice.,, James A. Owen
68a4d49 Haosul poate fi ordonat, flacarile pot fi stinse, imperiile se pot ridica si destrama. Lucrurile adevarate vor ramane mereu si te vor indruma intotdeauna sa-ti atingi telurile.,, James A. Owen
b928b3a A sign in a pottery store in England announced, "Please let us know if you break any item, so we can forgive you." Alan Cohen
99f1908 Our culture has more to gain from inner stillness than incessant pushing. inspirational inner-stillness spirituality-quotes Alan Cohen
c72c9e9 All your past except its beauty is gone, and nothing is left but a blessing. Alan Cohen
b9053bf newspaper ads for lost pets and earthquakes that soon follow. Other studies indicate a higher rate of last-minute cancellations for airplane flights that crash. While we may be tempted to look outside ourselves for advice, we are all quite brilliant and know a lot more about our path and destiny than we recognize. Alan Cohen
369a40a Needless to say, the song ["Hallelujah"] was now a climax in every show [of the 2009 Leonard Cohen tour], received like holy scripture. It belonged in a category with seeing Bob Dylan sing "Like a Rolling Stone" or watching Bruce Springsteen perform "Born to Run"--it was an event that people simply wanted to witness, to say they had seen. It took on a power that had to do with the song's history first, its feeling second, and its details ha.. bob-dylan magnum-opus-quotes 2012 hallelujah leonard-cohen bruce-springsteen Alan Light
59d8f3e external Alan Cohen
a75b327 Any problem you recognize represents but a tiny blip on the radar screen of your well-being. Even while you are experiencing a difficulty, homeostasis is working on your behalf to return you to perfect balance. Your role is simply to relax and allow nature to take its healing course. Alan Cohen
66cc591 Though most cultural observers hadn't noticed it yet, everything was now in place for "Hallelujah" to sweep through the pop landscape. It was a song that had multiple strong, emotional connections with millions of listeners. Its mood was both fixed and malleable, universal and specific. It was familiar enough to resonate, obscure enough to remain cool. Though its most celebrated performer was gone forever, its mysterious creator had come ba.. 2012 9-11 hallelujah jeff-buckley leonard-cohen pop-music touchstone Alan Light
4fcf392 YOU CAN TELL WHAT YOU BELIEVE BY WHAT YOU GET --ALAN COHEN don miquel ruiz
f2ab5bf If you fear looking at your true self, you'll find many ways to distract yourself from it. Busyness, drama, and addictions are ways of avoiding facing yourself. To find the peace you seek, stop running and just he. Get to know who you really are. Remember the wholeness you felt before you joined the rush to nowhere. Then you'll recognize yourself through the eyes of love, and everything will be different. Alan Cohen
62770c2 It's a rather joyous song," Cohen said when Various Positions was released. "I like very much the last verse--'And even though it all went wrong, / I'll stand before the Lord of Song / with nothing on my lips but Hallelujah!" Alan Light
6db0684 Does this bring more joy into the world, or does it diminish joy in the world? Alan Cohen
662f3ac My eyes, my tongue, my hands, my feet today Have but one purpose; to be given Christ To use to bless the world with miracles. -- W, LESSON 353 Alan Cohen
321f5d1 A man's story is worth telling only if the truth he discovers is greater than the pain that led him to seek it. Alan Cohen