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…

Group Think

Our country is divided in ways not seen since the Viet Nam War protests.  Several major cities have been besieged by both peaceful and violent…

Risky Retirement

One of the traps of retirement is becoming narrow – rejecting new directions, settling comfortably into familiar ways, at first refusing, then fearing change.  I…

Keep the Change

My equilibrium has been disrupted by a change in an institution that I believed to be permanent.  I am not talking about the church, schools,…

Another Kind of Wisdom

In a recent post, I suggested that retirees practice a crucial role:  keepers of wisdom.  Our own knowledge is valuable,  but we can increase that…

The Trouble with Time

If only time could be measured visually, kinesthetically, we might be less inclined to squander it.  If we were issued time coins at birth, 24…