Finding your place in this world

Finding your place in this world

A friend  recently posted about a “WTF” moment when she realized just how old she would be on her next birthday. She followed it up with “I’m still trying to figure out my place in this world.” I don’t know that we ever stop trying to figure out our place in the world. Life is constantly evolving. We have continual opportunities to reinvent ourselves as we learn and grow. That’s the beautiful thing about life.

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Another week, another year (Pandemic weeks 8 & 9)

Another week, another year (Pandemic weeks 8 & 9)

Weeks eight and nine have come and gone. So did Mother’s Day and my 55th birthday. My daughter encouraged me to host a Zoom birthday party which I did. It was fun. About 30 of my friends popped in over the course of the 90-minute party representing many areas of my life, nine states, and some relationships dating back fifty years. A party like that would never have happened without this pandemic…those people would never have been in the same “room” under “normal” conditions.  

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On becoming an “Active Senior”

On becoming an “Active Senior”

Several years ago I was looking though the YMCA brochure that had come in the mail. After seeing all the wonderful activities in a section titled “active seniors” I said to myself, but out-loud, “I want to be an active senior.” My husband who had been in ear-shot acted like it was the funniest thing I ever said. I was still a few years shy of 50. Read more