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> [Old friends become more and more precious to us as the years pass. They can look at us for who we once were and who we are now, appreciating the difficulties we have overcome, the abilities we have acquired, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/old-friends-become-more-and-more-precious-to-us-as-the-years-pass/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

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## More by Wendy Lustbader

> [You will find your way. Don't be afraid of getting stuck in some of the necessary compromises. Learn everything you can from each experience,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/you-will-find-your-way-don-t-be-afraid-of-getting-stuck-in-some-of/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

> [Stay open and curious, and realize that the best is yet to come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/stay-open-and-curious-and-realize-that-the-best-is-yet-to-come/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

> [The older we get, the less prone we are to putting off what we really want to do, therefore you will be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/the-older-we-get-the-less-prone-we-are-to-putting-off-what-we-really/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

> [In many ways, the physical dimension of life becomes less important as the soul enlarges. In my late twenties, I was astonished by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/in-many-ways-the-physical-dimension-of-life-becomes-less-important-as/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

> [By accepting our aging and letting its lessons broaden us internally, we become calmer in the face of the body's inevitable deterioration. Becoming less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/by-accepting-our-aging-and-letting-its-lessons-broaden-us-internally/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

> [Old friends become more and more precious to us as the years pass. They can look at us for who we once were and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/old-friends-become-more-and-more-precious-to-us-as-the-years-pass/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

> [Be patient with yourself and take heart. Your self-confidence will grow if you seek challenges and worry less about the initial insecurity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/be-patient-with-yourself-and-take-heart-your-self-confidence-will/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

> [With grown children, we can look back at both our mistakes and what we did well in our parenting, having conversations with a greater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/with-grown-children-we-can-look-back-at-both-our-mistakes-and-what-we/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

> [The real action is interior - all the growth that cannot be seen externally and to which we tend to have little access until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/the-real-action-is-interior-all-the-growth-that-cannot-be-seen/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

> [With our intimate partners, we can take responsibility for the parts of ourselves that are hardest to deal with - because we finally know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-lustbader/with-our-intimate-partners-we-can-take-responsibility-for-the-parts/)

[Wendy Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-lustbader/)

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