The Silence of the Season
Tonight is Christmas Eve and there is only silence in our home. As is true for many seniors, we are outside the hubbub of the holiday itself. Our children are…
Is it time to retire?
“It’s time to retire” I announced to my friend today. Although I retired from my career almost 20 years ago, I’ve stayed stressed, busy and fulfilled with unpaid volunteer responsibilities.…
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Overwhelmed with Paper Memories
Gemini created image 4/3/2025 Most senior citizens live with huge stacks of paper memories: books, letters, writings, and photos. Some of it is stuff we inherited from ancestors who hoped…
Death. At What Age?
This past year has been one in which I have received multiple medical diagnoses, none are life-ending but they are chronic, debilitating and typical in the elderly. Per this Hippocrates…
Impermanence
When we were young, it seemed that important things like parents, schools and churches changed very slowly. We were trained by the Silent Generation of the 1950s to avoid trying…