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 […]
Wisdom
Six Lessons About Living and Dying:
The World According to Debra Winegarten One year ago today, “The Debster” as Deb was affectionately called, made her transition. She was one of the most generous persons I have ever met. In 2017, I wrote about the great gift she gave to me as my memoir, A Long Awakening to Grace, was published. Here […]
Our Experience … Our Stories Make a Difference
Recently I sat down with two men whose views are different from mine. We are involved with Better Angels, a citizen’s organization formed after the 2016 election. We focus on building a more perfect union, which to us means disagreeing with respect and working together to find common ground … like getting big money out […]
Your Name in the Book of Life?
I left our second Living Room Conversation (LRC) on the topic of “Guns and Responsibility” in turmoil. I could not escape seeing my growth challenges. I’m fairly certain my alarm system was not turned off during our first nitty-gritty conversation about an issue. I had difficulty climbing the empathy wall. This is hard! I did […]
The Gift I Was Meant to Share
In May I signed up for the August 18 Book Fair in Springfield sponsored by Hen House Publishing. It was to be held at Mother Stewart’s Brewing Company. As the date approached, I wondered what I was getting myself into. Before I left to pick up Joy, my bubbling-with-enthusiasm angel friend who agreed to help me, I […]
For This I Was Born
We sat in a circle sharing our recent experiences of invisibility. We had each offered our passions and our wisdom to others in our circle of influence. We were ignored or discounted as women often are, especially older women. As we pondered, “Is there something wrong with me…with my way of being in the world?” […]
