Happiest After Sixty
“Given three requisites – means of existence, reasonable health, and an absorbing interest – those years beyond 60 can be the happiest and most satisfying of a lifetime.” – Earnest Elmo Calkins
Why Are You Waiting?
“If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?” – Stephen Levine
What Do Others Think Of Us?
“At age 20, we worry about what others think of us; at 40, we don’t care what they think of us; at 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all.” – Bob Hope
How much time do we worry about such useless matters? Another saying I think is excellent says, “What you think of me is none of my business.” – Anon
“All that really matters is what I think of myself.” – Bonnie Fatio
The Fountain Of Youth
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life & to the lives of the people you love.” – Sophia Loren
The Face You Deserve
“Nature gives you the face you have at 20. Life shapes the face you have at 30. But at 50 you get the face you deserve.” – Coco Chanel, Fashion Designer
Coco Chanel had a fascinating face with a beauty of its own at age 50, as have the faces of people like Audrey Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey and you and me!
Bonnie Fatio
A Melody Of Life
Someone wrote “The Silent Spring,”
But I think it bursts with song!
Birds sing out when on the wing. –
The wind whistles all day long.
Crickets chirp and pond frogs burp
And dogs howl at the moon.
Insects have with time, usurped
Their own inherent tune.
Each one of us has notes to bring
A melody to our lives,
And silently we all can sing
When verbally we strive!
Written by Alexandra Taylor † for AgeEsteem®
Age With High Esteem
Spring just rang our bell!
“Hello” we said: “Well, well,
We’re ready to grow flowers
And bloom, like them, in bowers.
We hope you’ve brought the sun
To start our sap to run,
And learn to shake our feet
And spread our wings and Tweet!
You’ve come to help us dream
And age with High Esteem!”
Written by Alexandra Taylor † for AgeEsteem®
What then? Shall we sit idly down and say
The night has come; it is no longer day?
Something remains for us to do, or dare;
Even the oldest tree some fruit may bear;
For age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress,
And as the evening twilight fades away
The sky is filled with stars invisible by day.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807 – 1882
As you can see by the dates that the author lived, the idea is not new. It has been proved again and again by people like Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, and you and me. It is never too late to act on your dreams and to make a difference that is meaningful to you. Go for it! Begin today!
Bonnie Fatio
This Is A Wonderful Day
This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.
Maya Angelou
Use this thought as you greet each new day to boost your age esteem. This IS a wonderful day. You have never seen this one before, nor will you see it again. Enjoy it to the fullest!
Bonnie Fatio
Vieillir En Beauté
Vieillir en beauté, c’est vieillir avec son coeur;
Sans remord, sans regret, sans regarder l’heure;
Aller de l’avant, arrêter d’avoir peur;
Car, à chaque âge, se rattache un bonheur.
Vieillir en beauté, c’est vieillir avec son corps;
Le garder sain en dedans, beau en dehors.
Ne jamais abdiquer devant un effort.
L’âge n’a rien à voir avec la mort.
Vieillir en beauté, c’est donner un coup de pouce
À ceux qui se sentent perdus dans la brousse,
Qui ne croient plus que la vie peut être douce
Et qu’il y a toujours quelqu’un à la rescousse.
Vieillir en beauté, c’est vieillir positivement.
Ne pas pleurer sur ses souvenirs d’antan.
Être fier d’avoir les cheveux blancs,
Car, pour être heureux, on a encore le temps.
Vieillir en beauté, c’est vieillir avec amour,
Savoir donner sans rien attendre en retour;
Car, où que l’on soit, à l’aube du jour,
Il y a quelqu’un à qui dire bonjour.
Vieillir en beauté, c’est vieillir avec espoir;
Être content de soi en se couchant le soir.
Et lorsque viendra le point de non-recevoir,
Se dire qu’au fond, ce n’est qu’un au revoir.
Ce poème a été transmise à Age Esteem par un ami qui l’a trouvé sur l’internet. L’auteur est inconnu.
Bonnie Fatio
