You Don’t Have to Be “Elderly” to Be Affected by Excessive Summer Heat
We hear all the time that heat stress (hypothermia) is a serious issue for the elderly. Of course, it’s absolutely true! What we may not be considering is that while most of us…
Are You a Writer or Want to Be?
I have had a passion for writing for as long as I can remember. I think I wrote my first poem when I was four or five. I really got intense about writing…
Aging in Place
“Aging in place” is a growing trend among the members of the boomer generation. I’m not sure whether the trend was spawned by watching how our parents chose to live out their elder…
When You Want to Make a Difference
The older we get the more compelled many of us feel to make a difference in the world we live in. Once I finished the bulk of the whirlwind years of child rearing I was…
Soul Expression
Last night my son and I went out together for ice cream. I never thought I’d see the day when I would blissfully hand my keys over to him and ask, “would…
The Flight to Wisdom
“Keep me away from wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.” ~ Kahlil Gibran I cut my teeth on Kahlil…