I wake up in the morning and I see that flower, with the dew on its petals, and at the way it's folding out, and it makes me happy, she said. It's important to focus on the things in the here and now, I think. In a month, the flower will be shriveled and you will miss its beauty if you don't make the effort to do it now. Your life, eventually, is the same way.

Have fun, be active. Ride a bike instead of driving, for example.

The brutal reality about aging is that it has only an accelerator pedal. We have yet to discover whether a brake exists for people.

Deepen your existing spiritual commitment.

The more things for which you develop a fondness the richer the life you live.

Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel.

You rarely get satisfaction sitting in an easy chair. If you work in a garden on the other hand, and it yields beautiful tomatoes, that's a good feeling.