Nicole and I are receiving an abundance of kindness while traversing her breast cancer diagnosis. Kindness definitely helps!
Kindness
Love Wins
This important PBS documentary deepened my understanding of hate in our midst and to reflect on how hurt feelings within any of us can lead to hurting others.
Stretched
I share with you my journey seeking wisdom and stability during this difficult time. I offer it as a gift of love.
On Being Among the Vulnerable
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 […]
Speaking as an Elder
I have reached the age where many of my contemporaries and I speak of decline, death, legacy, and our responsibility as elders. In this post, I speak as an elder … as one who has gained some wisdom from the challenges life has thrown my way. I am led to this because I have carried […]
Following Mary Oliver’s Instructions for Living a Life
“Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ~Mary Oliver Living a Life Valentine’s Day 2019: My heart aches as I listen to my favorite podcast, On Being. I am affected more than I realize by Krista Tippett’s conversation with Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist and founder/director of The Center for Healthy Minds at the University of […]
