Odd Elderly … It is just plain odd to be so deemed. I am well past 65, apparently when we begin to be considered such. I have not thought of myself as “elderly” and “vulnerable” and neither has my 80-year-old friend, Ruth. The second definition given by Merriam-Webster is “old fashioned.” This is what we […]
Conscious Aging
Be Prepared ~~ Go Deep
I have the flu As I sit down to write this afternoon (3/11), I have been sick with the flu since Sunday evening, March 1. Late the previous evening (2/29), I learned of my aunt’s death … my dad’s youngest sister and the last in that generation. Her passing was a blessing as she was […]
Chronic Sorrow: An Unwelcome Guest
Holiday time usually means the arrival of an unwelcome guest … chronic sorrow. This normal grief response was first identified among the parents of disabled children. I wasn’t happy to hear that mothers seem to experience an increasing frequency of ups and downs. I’ve written about it before in this blog. Click here to find […]
Scaring My Daughter
In the wee hours of Saturday morning, the 15th of March, I awoke with a sore throat. Fearing a cold coming on, I tried to ward it off with zinc and cold medicine. Despite the medication containing a sleep aid, for the next two nights, I had difficulty sleeping. In the wee hours of Monday […]
Unsettling Transitions
Five years ago, Cindi, Jasmine, Vinnie, and I formed our Sage Sister group. We were bright-eyed, bushy-tailed revolutionaries … wise elders intent on supporting each other in embracing and savoring our aging process with grace and consciousness. To support our intention, we read and discussed all or portions of: The Gift of Years: Growing Older […]
The Wisdom of Writing Memoir
While reading the book my Sage Sister Group chose to guide our discussion, I realized I had done what the author recommends when I wrote my memoir, A Long Awakening to Grace. After reading my memoir, my Sage Sisters proclaimed almost in unison, “Linda, this is what you’ve done.” Sue, Cindi, Jasmine, & Cathy From […]
