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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

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    “I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.”

    — Glenda Jackson, Oscar-winning actress and British politician who died last week at the age of 87

    “ And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is better to hold hands and stick together.”

    — Robert Fulghum, American writer, Unitarian Universalist Minister, and author of many books, including the best-selling, “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.”

    “It’s not a matter of getting over stuff, it’s a matter of living through it. If you can live through the issues that you have been faced with, they become one of your teachers.”

    — Dr. Gladys McGarey, A 102-year-old practicing physician who just released her latest book, The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor’s Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age

    “The older I get the more clearly I remember things that never happened.”

    — Mark Twain, acclaimed American humorist, journalist, lecturer, and novelist

    “In life, it’s not the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.”

    — Heather Armstrong, pioneering original “Mommy” blogger whose struggle with depression while parenting was followed by millions of readers. She recently died at the age of 47.

    “You might think sitting with someone who is dying means you will be having big conversations about the meaning of life,” a hospice chaplain had advised me. “Wrong! Sometimes, all that’s called for is to just show up and watch Jeopardy! together.”

    — Barbara Becker, An American ordained interfaith minister and author of Heartwood, The Art Of Living With The End In Mind.