Be Open to Letting Go
A dear, older friend of mine shared the following story: An old man and a young man were walking by a river. They are going to cross to...
CREATE YOUR OWN CONNECTIONS
We are here to awaken from our illusions of separateness. Thich Nhat Hanh As you plan how you wish to live your life, consider this...
EMPTY YOUR NEST
We women are like birds. We build our nests, line them with downy softness and lay our eggs, hoping, even praying, the creature we’ve...
LOGAN'S QUILT
LOGAN’S QUILT Life begins in pieces Male female connect A whole is created Little Logan, Our whole new boy, To be welcomed by All parts...
YOU GET THIS ONE LIFE
What we have to give as retired people is boundless. Think of the education, work experience, talent, life experience we possess. We...
“I shall die when all my chores are done”.
“I shall die when all my chores are done”. New Year. Still here. Same chores. Those of us living to a ripe old age, and that age my...
IT'S THE SECRET OF GETTING STARTED
A painter faces the empty canvas. A cook, the bottom of the pot. A writer, a blank page. You a blank face staring back at you. It’s...
I JUST DID IT
As we prepare for how we want to die, it is easy to ponder all the things we had hoped to do while we were younger – in our 20‘s, 40’s....
JUST IMAGINE
If life never ended. No need for lists. But life is finite so we make lists. Usually our New Years lists include at least one get...