DSander - Aging Abundantly

Aging in Cyberspace

The internet has offered aging women an opportunity to step out of their solitude and find friendship and advice from fellow life travelers. It’s a new world. Just a generation or two ago, women aged in the comfort of their own home with children, grandchildren, brothers and sisters within arm’s reach. This,…

On a Lighter Note

Did you know that more people than ever are retiring abroad? According to an article I read today on CNBC.com “An estimated half a million American seniors have moved overseas to retire in recent years, and that number is growing. Some relocate abroad to get a bigger bang for their…

The Ageless Wisdom of Childhood

Childhood is a magical time. In spite of the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune”, innocent beings see life differently. A child has an enormous curiosity, endless good will, hope that won’t quit and complete faith in life. The years may whittle away our innocence and undermine our confidence in…

An Authentic Life is a Fluid Life

In other words, life is all about change. I know, what’s with that?! I am only six months away from crossing another threshold. I am being launched, quite unwillingly, into a new decade. I just got used to the last one! It seems like yesterday that I faced all of…

PEACE and PLENTY after Fifty

Abundance is a word that means different things to different people. When I was trying to think of a name for my blog I came up with the name Aging Abundantly but struggled with it because I was afraid that it would send the wrong message. I would not, of course,…

Mom’s 100th Birthday

Today is my mother’s 100th Birthday. Though she did not live to blow out the conflagration on her birthday cake, I think she would have liked to. All things being equal, the world conspired against that eventuality. My mother was a woman who saw little in her life’s accomplishments, though…