How is your flexibility? I am not speaking of physical flexibility (although I do envy my granddaughters’ abilities to touch their toes to their foreheads),…
The Final Loss
I’ve written extensively about loss, a fact of retirement that I have eventually accepted. However, I have quite studiously avoided writing about the loss of…
A Great Gift
Enough! No more moaning over changes and loss! Time to flip the coin and look at the gifts, gains I was unable to recognize until…
Lost and Found
Frequently in these posts, I’ve protested change, complaining about everything from the shutting down of Barnum and Bailey to the growth or my grandchildren. But,…
Aging Faithfully, by Alice Fryling
When I first retired, I didn’t worry about aging; I believed the adage (you are as young as you feel), and because I felt young,…
Human Compatible, by Stuart Russell
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the leading items of news coverage – along with lofty predictions and dire warnings. AI will either make the…
Belonging
2. Seeking and following wise counsel as we make critical decisions. 3. Choosing a healthy lifestyle and a healthy attitude about aging. 4. Continuing to…
Auntie Bill
A proverb for family gatherings is the story of kindly, but forgetful, old Uncle Bill – forgetful of yesterday’s grocery shopping, of invoice due dates,…
Seasons
Recently, I surprised myself when I wrote in my journal: “Old age is like sitting in a waiting room, expecting to be called, and entertaining…
Look Up!
I remember – vividly – the night I first saw – really saw – the stars. I was riding with my friend Loretta in the…
Aging with Joy
As I write, I am waiting for a phone call from a dear friend whose doctor has discovered a possible tumor. This, after she has…