Secrets of Getting Old

A half-hour walk is the most beneficial thing you can do for your ailments. - The Joy of Not Working

If you want to retire happy, great health is important. The foundation for all happiness lies in health. Physical, mental, or spiritual health (you must use it or lose it!) - How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free

I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. - Douglas MacArthur

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind … it doesn’t matter - Mark Twain

Age may wrinkle the face, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. - Author Unknown

To live to 100, have something to live for. Living for something is part of living long. - Author Unknown

To the unlearned, old age is winter; to the learned, spring. - Author Unknown

Never regret growing old; not everyone has that privilege. - Author Unknown

Retirement, a time to enjoy life! A time to do what you want to do, when you want to do it, how you want to do it. - Catherine Pulsifer

To avoid getting old, welcome change. Keep busy. Keep interested. Keep optimistic. - Author Unknown

I enjoy waking up and not having to go to work. So I do it three or four times a day. - Gene Perret

Retire from work, but not from life. - M.K. Soni

First you forget names; then you forget faces; then you forget to zip up your fly; and then you forget to unzip your fly. - Author Unknown
Branch Rickey Retirement is wonderful if you have two essentials — much to live on and much to live for. -  Unknown wise person

By the age of 65, most of us have accomplished whatever work-related goals we are going to reach. If you haven't done it by then, chances are you aren't going to do it. Take the retirement, take the pension, take the Social Security, and sail off into the sunset. - Sue Lasky