"Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone." ― Martha Beck Topic(s): Age More From Martha Beck "Bracketing has turned all my experiences, remembered and present, into a gallery of miracles where I wander around dazzled by the beauty of events I cannot explain." "Whether you’ve seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise." "To know what that true self is without social pressure is to know your true nature." More In Age "The older generation had greater respect for land than science. But we live in an age when science, more than soil, has become the provider of growth and abundance. Living just on the land creates loneliness in an age of globality."― Shimon Peres "I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me."― Patty Duke "The trick is growing up without growing old."― Casey Stengel