The Christian tradition was passed on to me as a great rich mixture, a bouillabaisse of human imagination and wonder brewed from the richness of individual lives. — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share Image
“It's all about being in control of myself as an older woman who lives alone, and it's all about how I am going to… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
The critical question about regret is whether experience led to growth and new learning. Some people seem to keep on making the same mistakes,… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
Monotony and repetition are characteristic of many parts of life, but these do not become sources of conscious discomfort until novelty and entertainment are… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
“ We never promised we would stay the same,/But only we would shape our change/From this now single clay. [p. 82]” — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
“Moving is both liberating and debilitating. Undertaken too late, it is a very stressful process, one that sometimes seems to catapult people into frail… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
Improvisation and new learning are not private processes; they are shared with others at every age. We are called to join in a dance… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
“Real winners in a rapidly changing world will be those who are open to alternatives and able to respect and value those who are… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
“Self-care should include the cold shower as well as the scented tub.” — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
A suprising number of physicians manage to continue to care about persons even after the rigors of medical training. — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
Worlds can be found by a child and an adult bending down and looking together under the grass stems or at the skittering crabs… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
“Physical things are eloquent tokens of ideas,enriched by new meanings through time even when the tokens are no more than evanescent paper representations.” — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
When parents die, all of the partings of the past are reevoked with the realization that this time they will not return. — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
“Since few people arrive at retirement with an understanding that this transition will involve a rethinking of who they are, an interim pattern has… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
“After all, most of us have lived lives based on commitments made without any way of knowing where they would lead. The uncertainty is… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share
