Aging with Grace

Self Refection

Is there nowhere in an American house where one may be one’s self? Edith Wharton Next week we celebrate another Thanksgiving. Winter will soon be here and Christmas is not far behind. 2024 is racing to a close. I want to slow down the time and enjoy each moment. This morning I put the duvet…

November 21, 2024

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Lifestyle, Social Commentary

Books, control, Edith Wharton quote, holidays, personal libraries, self reflection

A Time for Everything

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3 I knew it was not be avoided. No matter the calendar date, winter was coming. It arrived last week. As the temperature dipped, several inches of snow blanketed the landscape. Of course, typical of Colorado. I few days later,…

November 14, 2024

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Faith, Inspiration, Social Commentary

Coping, faith, hope, Quote from Ecclesiastes

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

I only know that I know nothing. Socrates A modern version of the Socrates quote would be “You don’t know what you don’t know”. I recognize there is much I don’t know. Yet, occasionally the Universe decides it’s time to remind me. In case I had acquired any delusions. This morning was one of those…

November 7, 2024

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Inspiration, Social Commentary

Churchill quote, discernment, elections, expectations, history, hope, politics, Socrates quote

Seasons of Change

This post is from 2022 Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone. J.D. Salinger On Halloween, our son came over for dinner and after we had eaten we decided to watch, ET. I…

October 31, 2024

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Inspiration, Life Style, Social Commentary

Aging, aging gracefully, Chages, double-standards, mortality, resilience, seasons, society, time, wisdom

Seasons of Change

This post is from 2022 Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone. J.D. Salinger On Halloween, our son came over for dinner and after we had eaten we decided to watch, ET. I…

October 31, 2024

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Inspiration, Life Style, Social Commentary

Aging, aging-gracefully, Chages, double-standards, mortality, resilience, seasons, society, time, wisdom

The Ethics of Social Media

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent in justice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. Elie Wiesel I can’t tell you why I opened this post with the Bemelman mural to illustrate ethics, or lack of. I could have chosen the Facebook post leading to this…

October 24, 2024

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Social Commentary

Bemelman mural, censorship, ethics, hate speech, social media, Wiesel quote

Pseudo Extrovert

Cabin on Lake The secret is to put yourself in the right light. For some it’s a Broadway spotlight, for others, a lamplit desk. Susan Cain Under the category of things I wish I had recognized about myself earlier in life. I am not comfortable at large parties. Or events where conversation with people I…

October 17, 2024

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Aging, Inspiration, Lifestyle

Aging, Being kind to ourselves, Coping, Extrovert, intovert, Suan Cain quote

Living a Gracious Life

We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate. St. Francis de Sales I recently ran across a book titled, Gracious by Kelly Williams Brown. It advertises itself as, “A Practical Primer on Charm, Tact and Unsinkable Strength.” The copyright is 2017, but…

October 10, 2024

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Lifestyle, Social Commentary

anxiety, Coping, COVID, entertaining, gracious living, St. Frances de Sales quote, writing

An October Walk

I’m so glad we live in a world where there are Octobers. L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables I have never waited for the calendar to announce the first day of autumn. For me it begins at the start of September. As I turn the calendar to a new month. I change my laptop wallpaper…

October 3, 2024

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Aging, Inspiration, Lifestyle

Aging, Autumn, autumn-leaves, global warming, Inspiration, L.M. Montgomery quote, photography, Seize the moment