“Take joy in the process, because the process is the only thing you have control over.” I have always loved writing, generally to no substantive result. I have diaries from when I was a child with one-sentence entries. As I got older, I collected letters from middle and high school. These letters were either exchanged…
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The Power of Blogging in Sharing the Joys and Disappointments of Aging
The Atlantic has an article that says it best…The Invisibility of the Older Woman. When I retired the thought that memory of my 45 years of work on behalf of children with disabilities would be remembered was absurb in retrospect. I held a position of substance in State Government for 15 years. That particular accomplishment…
Eating Well
Depending on the phase of my life, it would vary according to relationship and geography. Working in a city as I did lends itself to many after-work dinners at various restaurants. Major metropolitan areas have a wide range of food, usually ethnic options and a variety of American fare. The American restaurants were more expensive,…
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Wow! Thirty Happiest Triggers
A great prompt to send us all off in considering our happiest moments. It would be something that makes me happy to think of these:
The Joy of Curiosity: Exploring Life’s Inponderables
Thinking of what I am curious about is special at this point in my life. I have the time now to be curious about everything. In fact, each day I am more and more curious about life and its inponderables. I am curious about how to do things I never thought about during my earlier…
Nicknames? Why They Fade.
Names can be fluid in the teenage years. Usually the nickname from a toddler age has long since disappeared. My only adult nickname was Hewie, acquired during my college years. A boyfriend/friend coined it because my last name was Hewitt. I liked it and in our social set, it stuck. Through the years, we all…
Brain-Teasing Scrabble: Stimulating Mental Agility and Word Knowledge
My long term favorite game is Scrabble. Why? The uncertainly of which letters we will pick first. Then of course each player creates a different board, requiring a letter shuffle. While each play is pressure filed, with adding onto an existing word or creating a new string opportunity . Also, I try to play my…
Embracing the Gifts of Aging: A Journey Through Life’s Surprises
Aging brings many visionary moments; the most shocking is that we are going to die and we don’t have an idea when. Intellectually the knowledge of our universal fate is known from an early age. Fully understanding the process of living while dying too, creeps up on us engaging an appreciation of life. Then, before…
Aging and Relationships: Embracing Harmony for Peaceful Coexistence
Aging brings a subtle but growing need for harmony in relationships. Relatives and friends are still who they are, but peaceful coexistence in life is the primary goal for me. It is easy to accumulate stressful moments and life-changing events instigated by the most important people in our lives. The challenge is what to store…
Worrying About Many Things
The difficulty of expressing the now versus the future is heavily burdened by the past. I grew up in the heyday of the 60’s, sex, drugs, and rock n roll. Throw in the major changes in moves to eliminate racial discrimination, and Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, along with the loosening of pregnancy implications, and…
Life Gets Better 