I just got back from taking Lily for her annual wellness exam. At 13 years and 2 months old, a lab is already quite old. I know that our time together is coming to a close. But not yet. She has a healthy heart and lungs, and except for honking heavy breathing when it’s hot—aContinue reading “Cherishing Moments with My Aging Lab”
Tag Archives: aging
Gathering for the Timeless Story
We don’t live writing in our minds, but we welcome it as our gift to the community.
Birthdays and Beginning Again
The writing always the writing, winding its way into my life, my compass of contemplation and reflection, and hope to gather in the moment through the written word before it’s gone.
The Complacent Traveler
A faithful companion on my travels is a little spiral-bound notebook where I jot down my thoughts.
The One True Desire
While writing might feel painful at times, the absence of exploring long-buried feelings becomes an obstacle to knowing ourselves and others.
In an Aging and Difficult World, How to Find Focus?
The body is fragile, and the mind is taxed to remember details, storylines, and even the simplest things that once came to mind without effort.
Writing to Remember … and Move Forward
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” –Anaïs Nin
Life’s Small Triumphs at Summer’s End
In difficult times it becomes hard not to feel overwhelmed which makes relishing life’s little triumphs sweeter.
The Truth of a Woman’s Story
Last week I wrote about writing as a way of picking up the pieces. This week I spoke to women trying hard to do just that … pick up the pieces of their lives after Covid. Some downsized, some gave up smoking, some joined AA. Some struggle with where do I go from here? and whatContinue reading “The Truth of a Woman’s Story”
