“Lightning Strikes is the moment we truly wake up to our aging and can see the full significance of it in our whole life, from its unremembered beginning to its unknown end. Until that moment, regardless of our age, we… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
“I recently came across an article that reviewed more than seven hundred scientific studies looking at the correlation between religious involvement and physical and mental health and was stunned to discover that those who attend religious services at least once a week tend to survive seven years longer than those who don’t.7 This is especially true when religious involvement includes… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share
“Not surprisingly, physical exercise and diet are key to healthy aging; the research proves that beyond any doubt. But serving others, maintaining healthy relationships, being in nature, and having an active spiritual life—topics central to this book—are equally important. Inner and outer aging are close partners. Until we can find the inner enjoyment of which Suzuki spoke, exercise and diet… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share
“Practice kindness - particularly when you feel irritated or things are not going well. Kindness hardly ever goes wrong.” — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
“Regret and celebration are equally important facets of aging. Throughout this book, these two aspects will appear in various guises and voices. That was… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
“But there was a deeper lesson: Why should we see our life as broken at all? The very notion of “fixing” may itself be… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
“Modern research affirms what all religions have known: Service to others brings gifts to oneself. As the Dalai Lama put it, “If you’re going… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
“The answer, I propose, is that aging is an ideal time for the cultivation of the inner life: a time for spiritual practice. Why” — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
“It seems obvious when you think about it. We evolved in nature, and our spiritual feelings of oneness and worship come from nature. All… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
“Dr. Walsh then listed eight lifestyle factors that have been shown to contribute to healthy aging. These include exercise, diet, time in nature, relationships,… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
“But why is that so? These days many people feel disconnected from the religion of their childhood. I know many people who think of… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
“At first blush this thought might seem depressing, but the process of transformation—aging and its accomplishments—can be very positive, with new possibilities, fresh beginnings,… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
“Lightning Strikes is the moment we truly wake up to our aging and can see the full significance of it in our whole life,… — Lewis Richmond Copy Share Image
