The Last Chapter
For me, turning sixty marked the threshold of old age. I will be 62 this year, so now I am really in the thick of it! It does not mean that I have gone gently into that good night, but it does mean...
View ArticleYoung At Heart
The days and weeks bleed into each other, speed nourished by long “to do” lists. Meditation practice is sporadic during these times, writing almost non-existent. Instead, life is a packing box,...
View ArticleIs Age Just A Number?
The impervious feeling of youth is a delicious drunk of newness and firsts: first apartment, first true love, first heartbreak; the delight of garage sales and thrift shops, that furnish the backdrop...
View ArticleA 6-Step Roadmap With Title Change
“When you get to the highest point on the roller coaster you can either scream in fear or squeal with delight.” “How To Stay Youthful In Your 60s: A 6-Step Roadmap.” From the moment I wrote that...
View ArticleA Hallway Full of Doors
A shrill whistle from the teakettle pierces the morning fog. Boiling water into a cup, measured teaspoons of honey and Earl Grey, a jolt of caffeine providing passage into the day. A laptop and resolve...
View ArticleTo Retire
Somewhere, lost in the obligations and responsibilities of day-to-day life, buried under the rubble of forgotten things, a bright orb of thought shines in the darkness. It is here that I begin again,...
View ArticleOde To A Desk
The massive roll-top was a beast of a desk. Purchased his first year in practice, it represented what he was becoming: a teacher, a doctor, a man with vision and a heart full of idealism. It had stood...
View ArticleDoes Aging Really Suck?
I was talking to a woman the other day who told me that she and all of her friends think that getting older sucks. Her mind set was the opposite of my own. We all deal with this phase of life...
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