Quotes from Susan Krauss Whitbourne

You don't have to be in your later quarter of life to benefit from a future time perspective. Unplugging yourself from the present and projecting your dreams into the future can help you reach fulfillment at any age.

What is it about a future time perspective that is so beneficial? Researchers believe that people who can project themselves into the future are more optimistic, have a stronger sense of purpose, and are able to press past petty disappointments. They see the big picture and avoid being weighed down by the strains of their present circumstances. As in the study of college students, they feel more engaged in what they're doing because they see where it's leading them.

Life is about shifting the balance in favor of change, and try as we might to hold on forever to the best of moments, it's simply impossible.

Finding the pathway that best expresses our true selves is a process that can continue throughout life and needn't be locked into a particular decade.

As tempting as it is, you can't put a naturally occurring phenomenon such as the life of a person or a country into discrete units.