Inspiration

Oh life is a puzzle with pieces askew, With socks that go missing (just one of the two).
With glasses misplaced on top of your head,
And thoughts that arrive… then promptly have fled. We laugh at ourselves (or at least we should try), At keys in the fridge or the why of the why…

I’m back. Four months, three different countries, and one retreat later, and I’ve finally returned to the not-so-sunny British Isles. A lot has changed since I left in January. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for the weather. However, I sit here looking out the window as a very different person…

There is something delightfully ironic about commencement speeches. At the exact moment people are least interested in sitting still and listening, some notable steps up to a podium and delivers a carefully crafted sermon about life, purpose, resilience, and possibility…

I have always wanted to live in another country. So, for the past two years, my husband and I, and at times our adult children, have been traveling back and forth to Panama City, Panama. During these excursions, we have found a connection to this country. From its beautiful vistas to the warmth and welcome…

When the family doctor rescinded my 80-year old Dad’s driver’s license, my siblings and I were relieved. It may sound cruel, but his GP did our family a great service. Dad’s growing dementia had become an issue and his eyesight was failing…

Oh dear, what a tangle of banners and cries, Of “My truth is truer!” and “Mine’s far more wise!” Of temples and doctrines and sacred decrees, All wrapped up in “holiness”. . . if you please. They march and they shout and they thump and they pound, With righteousness ringing (a very loud sound). But peek past the noise, past the flags that they wave…

Virginia once raced through the world like a woman with a personal vendetta against gravity. In her Go-Go years, she was a force of high-stakes motion. Whether she was organizing a midnight rescue for a stray llama in the Andes or perfecting the art of “extreme gardening” by planting two hundred tulip bulbs in a single afternoon, Virginia lived at a relentless pace…

Self-improvement has never been easier with a wealth of knowledge at your fingertips. Everywhere you look there is advice on faith, diet, relationships, travel, finances and career from a wide range of sources. For anyone on a self-improvement journey, it doesn’t take long to realize that delving too deeply into the self-help …

If you haven’t had this moment yet, you likely will. You look around at a life you built with care, effort, and sacrifice. And instead of clarity, you feel a quiet question underneath it all. Who am I now? It is easy to say you “lost yourself.”

At the heart of every fulfilling lifestyle is someone who embraces being the designer of their own destiny. But for most of us who are in our 60s and over, instead of being encouraged to be the star of our own lifestyle, we were likely shown how to be the supporting character…