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From Weekly to Whenever: A New Chapter Begins

From Weekly to Whenever: A New Chapter Begins

Dear Readers,

Twelve years ago, I began this blog with a simple goal: to share thoughts, stories, and insights about aging—its joys, its challenges, and everything in between. I didn’t know then how much this journey would come to mean to me. Week after week, post after post (nearly 650 posts!), this space became more than Read More

Vignettes on Aging – Optimism

Vignettes on Aging – Optimism

Getting old with grace and gratitude requires optimism.

Gratitude is the practice of looking back and being thankful. Optimism Read More

Grateful Warrior

Grateful Warrior

The search for the joy of aging gratefully is ever-present.

I visualize a basket, a cornucopia of sorts, Read More

Gratitude: Science or Woo Woo?

Gratitude: Science or Woo Woo?

Hardly a day goes by where the word ‘gratitude’ or a part of its practice isn’t in our Read More

Gratitude Later in Life, Much Later

Gratitude Later in Life, Much Later

Let’s begin at today.

It’s been a rough few years, and people my age are simultaneously patting themselves on Read More

The Mighty Sword of Gratitude

The Mighty Sword of Gratitude

We can hold our breath until all that is happening around us passes. This too shall pass. It Read More